How Student Population Changes at SMCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,942 where 1,807 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SMCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,083	785	1,298
2013-14	2,021 -62	769 -16	1,252 -46
2014-15	1,973 -48	772 3	1,201 -51
2015-16	1,884 -89	771 -1	1,113 -88
2016-17	1,917 33	796 25	1,121 8
2017-18	1,959 42	801 5	1,158 37
2018-19	2,025 66	768 -33	1,257 99
2019-20	2,128 103	820 52	1,308 51
2020-21	1,888 -240	713 -107	1,175 -133
2021-22	1,673 -215	635 -78	1,038 -137
2022-23	1,807 134	724 89	1,083 45
Average	1,942	759	1,182

Southwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.30%. The percentage was 56.36% 10 years ago and SMCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 42.89% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwest Mississippi Community 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	9	14	863	6	0	1,174	7
2013-14	5	14	819	6	2	1,154	13
2014-15	5	6	817	15	2	1,108	10
2015-16	6	10	796	18	4	1,026	16
2016-17	5	9	781	29	2	1,055	20
2017-18	4	12	793	34	0	1,075	29
2018-19	7	10	847	37	0	1,075	29
2019-20	5	6	901	45	1	1,095	28
2020-21	5	6	751	40	0	1,037	40
2021-22	3	9	647	37	0	930	33
2022-23	2	12	775	32	0	909	35
Average	5	10	799	27	1	1,058	24

Southwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

306 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwest Mississippi Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,973	216	574	1,183
2015-16	1,884	242	523	1,119
2016-17	1,917	14	123	1,780
2017-18	1,959	243	589	1,127
2018-19	2,025	300	735	990
2019-20	2,128	308	820	1,000
2020-21	1,888	371	846	671
2021-22	1,673	289	708	676
2022-23	1,807	306	752	749
Average	1,917	254	630	1,033

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Enrollment Trends at SMCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes