How Student Population Changes at Piedmont Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 5,171 where 5,315 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.19 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Piedmont Technical than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,541	2,207	4,334
2013-14	6,171 -370	2,026 -181	4,145 -189
2014-15	5,694 -477	1,892 -134	3,802 -343
2015-16	5,216 -478	1,836 -56	3,380 -422
2016-17	4,907 -309	1,728 -108	3,179 -201
2017-18	4,596 -311	1,688 -40	2,908 -271
2018-19	4,491 -105	1,611 -77	2,880 -28
2019-20	4,747 256	1,670 59	3,077 197
2020-21	4,712 -35	1,496 -174	3,216 139
2021-22	4,491 -221	1,442 -54	3,049 -167
2022-23	5,315 824	1,664 222	3,651 602
Average	5,171	1,751	3,420

Piedmont Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.25%. The percentage was 57.80% 10 years ago and Piedmont Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 0.68% of enrolled students is Asian and 35.47% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Piedmont Technical 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	14	27	2,540	68	6	3,781	91
2013-14	31	30	2,470	36	6	3,480	112
2014-15	35	30	2,130	19	10	3,342	125
2015-16	25	22	1,866	9	16	3,163	114
2016-17	8	29	1,614	227	2	2,913	113
2017-18	13	35	1,486	240	3	2,707	112
2018-19	11	35	1,452	247	2	2,617	127
2019-20	15	38	1,529	309	0	2,737	119
2020-21	11	30	1,543	318	2	2,652	118
2021-22	12	31	1,447	293	3	2,531	130
2022-23	19	36	1,885	366	4	2,777	164
Average	18	31	1,815	194	5	2,973	120

Piedmont Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,350 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 43.47% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Piedmont Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,694	1,638	1,821	2,235
2015-16	5,216	1,521	1,648	2,047
2016-17	4,907	1,507	1,509	1,891
2017-18	4,596	1,386	1,497	1,713
2018-19	4,491	1,171	1,223	2,097
2019-20	4,747	1,221	1,442	2,084
2020-21	4,712	3,044	1,125	543
2021-22	4,491	1,876	1,187	1,428
2022-23	5,315	2,350	1,525	1,440
Average	4,908	1,746	1,442	1,720

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Enrollment Trends at Piedmont Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes