The student population at Polaris Career Center is 300 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 127 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Polaris Career Center does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 204 where 300 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Polaris Career Center than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Polaris Career Center since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 173 | 99 | 74 |
| 2016-17 | 204 31 | 107 8 | 97 23 |
| 2017-18 | 194 -10 | 99 -8 | 95 -2 |
| 2018-19 | 198 4 | 102 3 | 96 1 |
| 2019-20 | 201 3 | 106 4 | 95 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 74 -127 | 51 -55 | 23 -72 |
| 2021-22 | 225 151 | 127 76 | 98 75 |
| 2022-23 | 237 12 | 133 6 | 104 6 |
| 2023-24 | 230 -7 | 129 -4 | 101 -3 |
| 2024-25 | 300 70 | 140 11 | 160 59 |
| Average | 204 | 109 | 94 |
The percentage of white students is 54.00%. The percentage was 82.66% 10 years ago and Polaris Career Center still has a high percentage of white students. 4.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.33% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.66% to 54.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.89% to 4.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.62% to 17.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.05% to 11.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6621 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3088 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Polaris Career Center 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 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 145 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 127 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 138 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 152 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 135 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 126 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 162 | 15 |
| Average | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 133 | 8 |
Polaris Career Center does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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