The student population at Okaloosa Technical College is 421 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 68 (19.26%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 372 where 421 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 499 students in 2020 and was lowest at 182 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 353 to 421 students, a net gain of 68 (19.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Okaloosa Technical College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 353 | 191 | 162 |
| 2016-17 | 182 -171 | 118 -73 | 64 -98 |
| 2017-18 | 316 134 | 137 19 | 179 115 |
| 2018-19 | 336 20 | 226 89 | 110 -69 |
| 2019-20 | 499 163 | 323 97 | 176 66 |
| 2020-21 | 458 -41 | 269 -54 | 189 13 |
| 2021-22 | 454 -4 | 278 9 | 176 -13 |
| 2022-23 | 273 -181 | 179 -99 | 94 -82 |
| 2023-24 | 429 156 | 257 78 | 172 78 |
| 2024-25 | 421 -8 | 253 -4 | 168 -4 |
| Average | 372 | 223 | 149 |
The percentage of white students is 61.05%. The percentage was 73.65% 10 years ago and Okaloosa Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 1.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.73% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.65% to 61.05%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.12% to 1.90%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.58% to 13.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.23% to 14.73%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5828 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4282 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Okaloosa 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 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 260 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 125 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 205 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 22 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 237 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 23 | 72 | 40 | 0 | 353 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 19 | 82 | 36 | 0 | 309 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 19 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 337 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 172 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 59 | 6 | 268 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 62 | 3 | 257 | 29 |
| Average | 1 | 14 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 252 | 14 |
Okaloosa Technical College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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