The student population at SOWELA Technical Community College is 3,446 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 276 (7.42%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,384 where 3,446 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 4,058 students in 2020 and was lowest at 2,914 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,722 to 3,446 students, a net loss of 276 (7.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SOWELA Technical Community College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,722 | 2,201 | 1,521 |
| 2016-17 | 3,241 -481 | 1,752 -449 | 1,489 -32 |
| 2017-18 | 3,347 106 | 1,785 33 | 1,562 73 |
| 2018-19 | 3,459 112 | 1,752 -33 | 1,707 145 |
| 2019-20 | 4,058 599 | 2,058 306 | 2,000 293 |
| 2020-21 | 2,914 -1,144 | 1,371 -687 | 1,543 -457 |
| 2021-22 | 3,068 154 | 1,449 78 | 1,619 76 |
| 2022-23 | 3,268 200 | 1,532 83 | 1,736 117 |
| 2023-24 | 3,316 48 | 1,590 58 | 1,726 -10 |
| 2024-25 | 3,446 130 | 1,676 86 | 1,770 44 |
| Average | 3,384 | 1,717 | 1,667 |
The percentage of white students is 65.12%. The percentage was 61.34% 10 years ago and SOWELA still has a high percentage of white students. 0.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.74% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.40% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 61.34% to 65.12%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.78% to 0.90%. Black student enrollment decreased from 22.33% to 21.74%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.63% to 5.40%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5240 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5723 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SOWELA Technical Community College 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 | 28 | 29 | 831 | 98 | 1 | 2,283 | 108 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 22 | 786 | 85 | 1 | 2,073 | 84 |
| 2017-18 | 24 | 24 | 757 | 119 | 5 | 2,201 | 95 |
| 2018-19 | 33 | 23 | 828 | 131 | 26 | 2,167 | 122 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | 37 | 890 | 159 | 32 | 2,372 | 112 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 17 | 692 | 103 | 36 | 1,839 | 124 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 26 | 711 | 115 | 21 | 1,923 | 117 |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 35 | 745 | 159 | 6 | 2,031 | 135 |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 28 | 733 | 176 | 6 | 2,160 | 135 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 31 | 749 | 186 | 6 | 2,244 | 143 |
| Average | 24 | 27 | 772 | 133 | 14 | 2,129 | 118 |
368 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 222.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SOWELA Technical Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,722 | 114 | 536 | 3,072 |
| 2016-17 | 3,241 | 115 | 657 | 2,469 |
| 2017-18 | 3,347 | 173 | 824 | 2,350 |
| 2018-19 | 3,459 | 189 | 879 | 2,391 |
| 2019-20 | 4,058 | 384 | 1,030 | 2,644 |
| 2020-21 | 2,914 | 388 | 1,172 | 1,354 |
| 2021-22 | 3,068 | 422 | 1,183 | 1,463 |
| 2022-23 | 3,268 | 511 | 900 | 1,857 |
| 2023-24 | 3,316 | 367 | 1,334 | 1,615 |
| 2024-25 | 3,446 | 368 | 1,407 | 1,671 |
| Average | 3,384 | 303 | 992 | 2,089 |
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