How Student Population Changes at SOWELA

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,316 where 3,268 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SOWELA than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,767	1,572	1,195
2013-14	3,225 458	1,871 299	1,354 159
2014-15	3,411 186	1,981 110	1,430 76
2015-16	3,722 311	2,201 220	1,521 91
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
Average	3,316	1,757	1,560

SOWELA Technical Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.15%. The percentage was 62.59% 10 years ago and SOWELA still has a high percentage of white students. 1.07% of enrolled students is Asian and 22.80% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SOWELA Technical 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	23	20	829	58	4	1,732	35
2013-14	21	23	843	77	3	2,049	68
2014-15	30	20	863	65	3	2,151	76
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
Average	25	25	798	106	13	2,075	98

SOWELA Technical Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

511 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 538.75% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SOWELA Technical Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,411	80	580	2,751
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
Average	3,388	264	862	2,261

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Enrollment Trends at SOWELA

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes