How Student Population Changes at Rochester Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 5,321 where 4,482 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rochester Community and Technical than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,275	2,479	3,796
2013-14	6,057 -218	2,322 -157	3,735 -61
2014-15	5,894 -163	2,302 -20	3,592 -143
2015-16	5,584 -310	2,193 -109	3,391 -201
2016-17	5,280 -304	2,071 -122	3,209 -182
2017-18	5,115 -165	1,980 -91	3,135 -74
2018-19	5,129 14	2,006 26	3,123 -12
2019-20	4,944 -185	1,930 -76	3,014 -109
2020-21	5,115 171	1,918 -12	3,197 183
2021-22	4,658 -457	1,652 -266	3,006 -191
2022-23	4,482 -176	1,645 -7	2,837 -169
Average	5,321	2,045	3,276

Rochester Community and Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.04%. The percentage was 78.10% 10 years ago and Rochester Community and Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 4.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.19% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rochester Community and 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	17	224	535	275	3	4,901	208
2013-14	16	232	535	254	6	4,706	198
2014-15	21	243	616	280	5	4,412	175
2015-16	20	254	604	288	5	4,095	163
2016-17	22	249	525	319	1	3,829	166
2017-18	18	251	589	358	1	3,581	192
2018-19	15	268	601	363	3	3,553	228
2019-20	11	246	602	388	0	3,416	189
2020-21	17	265	667	428	1	3,428	224
2021-22	8	225	626	380	0	3,101	214
2022-23	12	213	591	375	1	2,960	183
Average	16	243	590	337	2	3,817	195

Rochester Community and Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,534 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 46.51% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rochester Community and Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,894	1,047	1,525	3,322
2015-16	5,584	1,045	1,332	3,207
2016-17	5,280	973	1,406	2,901
2017-18	5,115	965	1,288	2,862
2018-19	5,129	1,045	1,298	2,786
2019-20	4,944	972	1,380	2,592
2020-21	5,115	1,595	2,013	1,507
2021-22	4,658	1,407	1,419	1,832
2022-23	4,482	1,534	1,325	1,623
Average	5,133	1,176	1,443	2,515

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Enrollment Trends at Rochester Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes