How Student Population Changes at PPCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 13,328 where 11,899 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in PPCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pikes Peak State College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	15,175	6,410	8,765
2013-14	14,634 -541	6,261 -149	8,373 -392
2014-15	13,947 -687	5,982 -279	7,965 -408
2015-16	13,311 -636	5,778 -204	7,533 -432
2016-17	13,154 -157	5,631 -147	7,523 -10
2017-18	13,275 121	5,733 102	7,542 19
2018-19	13,204 -71	5,547 -186	7,657 115
2019-20	13,655 451	5,732 185	7,923 266
2020-21	12,506 -1,149	4,952 -780	7,554 -369
2021-22	11,845 -661	4,713 -239	7,132 -422
2022-23	11,899 54	4,858 145	7,041 -91
Average	13,328	5,600	7,728

Pikes Peak State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.75%. The percentage was 61.36% 10 years ago and PPCC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.29% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.14% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pikes Peak State 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	184	397	1,196	1,959	99	9,311	736
2013-14	139	353	1,126	1,951	81	9,240	808
2014-15	119	321	1,074	1,902	77	8,872	808
2015-16	128	344	979	1,904	87	8,339	828
2016-17	113	337	969	2,124	84	7,969	801
2017-18	107	359	942	2,356	72	7,873	769
2018-19	99	390	913	2,472	87	7,505	793
2019-20	105	396	1,031	2,797	77	7,687	835
2020-21	77	366	892	2,641	71	7,218	779
2021-22	73	370	789	2,690	53	6,692	814
2022-23	82	391	850	2,833	50	6,515	800
Average	111	366	978	2,330	76	7,929	797

Pikes Peak State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,480 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 68.12% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pikes Peak State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	13,947	2,070	2,477	9,400
2015-16	13,311	2,053	2,453	8,805
2016-17	13,154	2,181	2,482	8,491
2017-18	13,275	2,155	2,585	8,535
2018-19	13,204	2,093	2,653	8,458
2019-20	13,655	2,338	2,663	8,654
2020-21	12,506	3,231	2,610	6,665
2021-22	11,845	3,383	2,693	5,769
2022-23	11,899	3,480	2,685	5,734
Average	12,977	2,554	2,589	7,835

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Enrollment Trends at PPCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes