How Student Population Changes at MCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,366 where 2,621 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.09 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in MCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,138	1,254	2,884
2013-14	3,713 -425	1,160 -94	2,553 -331
2014-15	3,390 -323	1,081 -79	2,309 -244
2015-16	3,381 -9	1,066 -15	2,315 6
2016-17	3,609 228	1,137 71	2,472 157
2017-18	3,555 -54	1,094 -43	2,461 -11
2018-19	3,494 -61	1,049 -45	2,445 -16
2019-20	3,402 -92	1,083 34	2,319 -126
2020-21	3,003 -399	822 -261	2,181 -138
2021-22	2,718 -285	784 -38	1,934 -247
2022-23	2,621 -97	847 63	1,774 -160
Average	3,366	1,034	2,332

Meridian Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.72% and the percentage of black students is 44.26% at Meridian Community College. 0.95% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Meridian 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	74	14	1,762	34	0	2,089	0
2013-14	68	29	1,515	32	0	1,677	0
2014-15	90	31	1,384	31	0	1,541	0
2015-16	68	23	1,440	45	0	1,590	0
2016-17	66	20	1,530	44	3	1,774	15
2017-18	77	18	1,532	41	1	1,703	17
2018-19	81	14	1,479	40	0	1,646	17
2019-20	50	24	1,497	38	1	1,577	50
2020-21	34	27	1,331	49	2	1,356	53
2021-22	38	21	1,136	64	5	1,157	34
2022-23	26	25	1,160	57	5	1,146	24
Average	61	22	1,433	43	2	1,569	19

Meridian Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

256 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -29.09% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Meridian Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,390	361	703	2,326
2015-16	3,381	354	943	2,084
2016-17	3,609	332	677	2,600
2017-18	3,555	485	1,160	1,910
2018-19	3,494	222	716	2,556
2019-20	3,402	202	768	2,432
2020-21	3,003	167	987	1,849
2021-22	2,718	310	921	1,487
2022-23	2,621	256	728	1,637
Average	3,241	299	845	2,098

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Enrollment Trends at MCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes