How Student Population Changes at LBWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,735 where 1,929 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in LBWCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lurleen B Wallace Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,646	605	1,041
2013-14	1,570 -76	606 1	964 -77
2014-15	1,599 29	641 35	958 -6
2015-16	1,732 133	777 136	955 -3
2016-17	1,742 10	741 -36	1,001 46
2017-18	1,838 96	788 47	1,050 49
2018-19	1,784 -54	773 -15	1,011 -39
2019-20	1,767 -17	775 2	992 -19
2020-21	1,666 -101	730 -45	936 -56
2021-22	1,816 150	821 91	995 59
2022-23	1,929 113	878 57	1,051 56
Average	1,735	740	996

Lurleen B Wallace Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.06%. The percentage was 74.91% 10 years ago and LBWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.25% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lurleen B Wallace Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	6	15	358	18	0	1,233	8
2013-14	3	11	360	14	0	1,171	7
2014-15	6	8	399	19	0	1,144	17
2015-16	11	6	406	25	0	1,248	22
2016-17	10	6	376	31	0	1,279	27
2017-18	15	8	377	39	1	1,350	39
2018-19	12	9	368	33	0	1,300	47
2019-20	8	9	352	44	1	1,296	50
2020-21	13	9	278	40	2	1,038	38
2021-22	12	16	360	53	0	1,292	58
2022-23	7	17	352	68	2	1,390	81
Average	9	10	362	35	1	1,249	36

Lurleen B Wallace Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

496 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,240.54% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lurleen B Wallace Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,599	37	611	951
2015-16	1,732	37	648	1,047
2016-17	1,742	60	748	934
2017-18	1,838	89	623	1,126
2018-19	1,784	105	605	1,074
2019-20	1,767	174	664	929
2020-21	1,666	221	692	753
2021-22	1,816	423	716	677
2022-23	1,929	496	143	1,290
Average	1,764	182	606	976

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Enrollment Trends at LBWCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes