How Student Population Changes at NMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,948 where 3,098 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.19 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in NMC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,846	2,235	2,611
2013-14	4,724 -122	2,158 -77	2,566 -45
2014-15	4,502 -222	2,102 -56	2,400 -166
2015-16	4,264 -238	2,061 -41	2,203 -197
2016-17	4,164 -100	2,019 -42	2,145 -58
2017-18	3,954 -210	1,922 -97	2,032 -113
2018-19	3,727 -227	1,815 -107	1,912 -120
2019-20	3,579 -148	1,727 -88	1,852 -60
2020-21	3,278 -301	1,545 -182	1,733 -119
2021-22	3,296 18	1,484 -61	1,812 79
2022-23	3,098 -198	1,412 -72	1,686 -126
Average	3,948	1,862	2,087

Northwestern Michigan College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.57%. The percentage was 85.80% 10 years ago and NMC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.23% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.23% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwestern Michigan 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	83	23	47	96	4	4,158	82
2013-14	25	92	111	52	3	4,016	97
2014-15	80	33	50	114	5	3,783	103
2015-16	75	44	45	151	4	3,610	122
2016-17	64	30	57	171	5	3,483	126
2017-18	69	35	43	132	3	3,303	119
2018-19	65	39	45	137	7	3,048	114
2019-20	62	43	43	141	6	2,885	108
2020-21	57	31	37	139	5	2,628	101
2021-22	45	33	40	142	6	2,652	113
2022-23	38	38	38	148	3	2,434	120
Average	60	40	51	129	5	3,273	110

Northwestern Michigan College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

873 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 168.62% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwestern Michigan College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,502	325	813	3,364
2015-16	4,264	363	751	3,150
2016-17	4,164	389	734	3,041
2017-18	3,954	392	790	2,772
2018-19	3,727	447	769	2,511
2019-20	3,579	444	752	2,383
2020-21	3,278	705	1,408	1,165
2021-22	3,296	1,210	1,223	863
2022-23	3,098	873	1,174	1,051
Average	3,762	572	935	2,256

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Enrollment Trends at NMC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes