How Student Population Changes at NSCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 5,811 where 4,675 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NSCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,047	2,443	3,604
2013-14	6,118 71	2,532 89	3,586 -18
2014-15	6,493 375	2,715 183	3,778 192
2015-16	6,310 -183	2,604 -111	3,706 -72
2016-17	6,266 -44	2,533 -71	3,733 27
2017-18	6,259 -7	2,516 -17	3,743 10
2018-19	5,929 -330	2,342 -174	3,587 -156
2019-20	5,693 -236	2,285 -57	3,408 -179
2020-21	5,240 -453	2,066 -219	3,174 -234
2021-22	4,887 -353	1,916 -150	2,971 -203
2022-23	4,675 -212	1,749 -167	2,926 -45
Average	5,811	2,336	3,474

North Seattle College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 40.81% and the percentage of black students is 10.57% at North Seattle College. 10.48% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Seattle 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	21	550	367	335	25	2,785	373
2013-14	23	551	364	338	19	2,728	391
2014-15	34	592	365	368	17	2,811	408
2015-16	27	581	358	393	23	2,642	397
2016-17	31	580	339	419	23	2,610	467
2017-18	28	512	373	477	20	2,642	456
2018-19	31	529	392	471	19	2,426	483
2019-20	25	536	384	473	16	2,389	485
2020-21	19	494	398	509	10	2,231	498
2021-22	12	501	469	538	11	2,197	287
2022-23	16	490	494	623	16	1,908	350
Average	24	538	391	449	18	2,488	418

North Seattle College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,064 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 158.65% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Seattle College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,493	798	954	4,741
2015-16	6,310	779	828	4,703
2016-17	6,266	811	893	4,562
2017-18	6,259	879	988	4,392
2018-19	5,929	803	903	4,223
2019-20	5,693	928	866	3,899
2020-21	5,240	2,690	1,008	1,542
2021-22	4,887	1,189	994	2,704
2022-23	4,675	2,064	799	1,812
Average	5,750	1,216	915	3,620

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Enrollment Trends at NSCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes