How Student Population Changes at NICC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,612 where 4,355 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NICC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,018	1,958	3,060
2013-14	5,201 183	2,080 122	3,121 61
2014-15	4,934 -267	2,137 57	2,797 -324
2015-16	4,865 -69	2,095 -42	2,770 -27
2016-17	4,786 -79	2,134 39	2,652 -118
2017-18	4,536 -250	1,947 -187	2,589 -63
2018-19	4,449 -87	1,806 -141	2,643 54
2019-20	4,408 -41	1,787 -19	2,621 -22
2020-21	4,162 -246	1,633 -154	2,529 -92
2021-22	4,013 -149	1,622 -11	2,391 -138
2022-23	4,355 342	1,833 211	2,522 131
Average	4,612	1,912	2,700

Northeast Iowa Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 89.69%. The percentage was 91.51% 10 years ago and NICC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.15% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeast Iowa 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	10	20	127	82	4	4,592	24
2013-14	12	24	130	73	6	4,792	20
2014-15	8	14	96	71	4	4,594	25
2015-16	13	19	114	83	10	4,505	20
2016-17	20	10	112	90	7	4,420	28
2017-18	23	16	132	121	9	4,097	41
2018-19	20	36	113	128	10	3,977	74
2019-20	16	37	121	127	16	3,917	72
2020-21	14	36	115	131	11	3,709	56
2021-22	11	33	111	146	14	3,556	59
2022-23	11	30	137	170	9	3,906	40
Average	14	25	119	111	9	4,188	42

Northeast Iowa Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

906 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 48.04% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeast Iowa Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,934	612	920	3,402
2015-16	4,865	457	789	3,619
2016-17	4,786	469	763	3,554
2017-18	4,536	420	1,122	2,994
2018-19	4,449	498	1,254	2,697
2019-20	4,408	322	1,276	2,810
2020-21	4,162	969	1,338	1,855
2021-22	4,013	875	836	2,302
2022-23	4,355	906	943	2,506
Average	4,501	614	1,027	2,860

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Enrollment Trends at NICC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes