How Student Population Changes at SSCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 5,642 where 4,901 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.35 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in SSCC than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,998	2,866	2,132
2013-14	4,951 -47	2,857 -9	2,094 -38
2014-15	5,535 584	3,387 530	2,148 54
2015-16	6,076 541	3,924 537	2,152 4
2016-17	6,346 270	4,191 267	2,155 3
2017-18	6,716 370	4,459 268	2,257 102
2018-19	6,177 -539	4,105 -354	2,072 -185
2019-20	6,141 -36	4,128 23	2,013 -59
2020-21	5,324 -817	3,579 -549	1,745 -268
2021-22	4,893 -431	3,486 -93	1,407 -338
2022-23	4,901 8	3,621 135	1,280 -127
Average	5,642	3,691	1,950

South Seattle College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.10% and the percentage of black students is 10.39% at South Seattle College. 9.73% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Seattle 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	66	607	558	296	52	2,172	173
2013-14	57	595	569	326	48	2,383	207
2014-15	67	595	583	382	41	2,519	250
2015-16	62	587	559	445	44	2,568	322
2016-17	50	553	565	472	52	2,570	414
2017-18	52	572	506	495	48	2,562	448
2018-19	48	545	480	427	41	2,262	470
2019-20	46	509	529	461	48	2,205	482
2020-21	32	467	434	398	45	1,890	436
2021-22	35	470	462	510	37	1,903	260
2022-23	28	477	509	641	47	1,671	312
Average	49	543	523	441	46	2,246	343

South Seattle College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

989 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.26% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Seattle College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,535	441	506	4,588
2015-16	6,076	482	568	5,026
2016-17	6,346	507	533	5,306
2017-18	6,716	547	640	5,529
2018-19	6,177	500	619	5,058
2019-20	6,141	502	622	5,017
2020-21	5,324	2,054	251	3,019
2021-22	4,893	1,366	359	3,168
2022-23	4,901	989	568	3,344
Average	5,790	821	518	4,451

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Enrollment Trends at SSCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes