The student population at Polaris Career Center is 300 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 127 (73.41%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 204 where 300 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 300 students in 2025 and was lowest at 74 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 173 to 300 students, a net gain of 127 (73.4%).
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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