The student population at Mountwest Community and Technical College is 1,520 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 255 (14.37%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,608 where 1,520 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,081 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,127 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,775 to 1,520 students, a net loss of 255 (14.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mountwest Community and Technical College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,775 | 887 | 888 |
| 2016-17 | 2,081 306 | 978 91 | 1,103 215 |
| 2017-18 | 1,914 -167 | 906 -72 | 1,008 -95 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 -41 | 878 -28 | 995 -13 |
| 2019-20 | 1,768 -105 | 767 -111 | 1,001 6 |
| 2020-21 | 1,292 -476 | 490 -277 | 802 -199 |
| 2021-22 | 1,127 -165 | 404 -86 | 723 -79 |
| 2022-23 | 1,273 146 | 495 91 | 778 55 |
| 2023-24 | 1,459 186 | 587 92 | 872 94 |
| 2024-25 | 1,520 61 | 595 8 | 925 53 |
| Average | 1,608 | 699 | 910 |
The percentage of white students is 80.59%. The percentage was 87.94% 10 years ago and MCTC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.20% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.01% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.84% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 87.94% to 80.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.20%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.24% to 4.01%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.39% to 1.84%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3463 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2238 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mountwest Community and Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 1,561 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 1,623 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 1,564 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 1,528 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 10 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 1,389 | 34 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 1,067 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 921 | 41 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 1,022 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 1,155 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 28 | 0 | 1,225 | 71 |
| Average | 8 | 4 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 1,306 | 33 |
225 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -26.47% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mountwest Community and Technical College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,775 | 306 | 480 | 989 |
| 2016-17 | 2,081 | 307 | 535 | 1,239 |
| 2017-18 | 1,914 | 319 | 1,165 | 430 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 | 295 | 433 | 1,145 |
| 2019-20 | 1,768 | 285 | 422 | 1,061 |
| 2020-21 | 1,292 | 237 | 895 | 160 |
| 2021-22 | 1,127 | 181 | 462 | 484 |
| 2022-23 | 1,273 | 159 | 517 | 597 |
| 2023-24 | 1,459 | 171 | 649 | 639 |
| 2024-25 | 1,520 | 225 | 764 | 531 |
| Average | 1,608 | 249 | 632 | 728 |
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