How Student Population Changes at Northwest Iowa CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,675 where 1,811 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Northwest Iowa CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,621	719	902
2013-14	1,628 7	716 -3	912 10
2014-15	1,568 -60	733 17	835 -77
2015-16	1,612 44	710 -23	902 67
2016-17	1,634 22	722 12	912 10
2017-18	1,646 12	702 -20	944 32
2018-19	1,747 101	739 37	1,008 64
2019-20	1,777 30	742 3	1,035 27
2020-21	1,666 -111	719 -23	947 -88
2021-22	1,716 50	730 11	986 39
2022-23	1,811 95	790 60	1,021 35
Average	1,675	729	946

Northwest Iowa Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.61%. The percentage was 92.10% 10 years ago and Northwest Iowa CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.37% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest 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	11	8	4	42	0	1,493	17
2013-14	13	18	4	68	0	1,451	21
2014-15	5	17	4	69	2	1,397	18
2015-16	17	25	11	88	2	1,370	17
2016-17	16	23	33	123	1	1,356	15
2017-18	21	18	39	127	6	1,370	15
2018-19	19	22	47	156	6	1,435	15
2019-20	17	24	68	149	3	1,228	22
2020-21	9	25	78	151	1	1,325	30
2021-22	13	24	54	143	3	1,422	20
2022-23	17	17	61	155	4	1,496	29
Average	14	20	37	116	3	1,395	20

Northwest Iowa Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

765 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.94% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Iowa Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,568	461	420	687
2015-16	1,612	575	352	685
2016-17	1,634	571	368	695
2017-18	1,646	545	434	667
2018-19	1,747	605	462	680
2019-20	1,777	820	368	589
2020-21	1,666	749	385	532
2021-22	1,716	755	378	583
2022-23	1,811	765	416	630
Average	1,686	650	398	639

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Enrollment Trends at Northwest Iowa CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes