Enrollment Trends at Suffolk County CC

The student population at Suffolk County Community College is 19,973 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 6,856 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,949 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 828.10% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,512 where 19,973 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Suffolk County CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Suffolk County Community College since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	26,829	12,594	14,235
2016-17	27,066 237	12,462 -132	14,604 369
2017-18	26,756 -310	12,511 49	14,245 -359
2018-19	26,078 -678	12,152 -359	13,926 -319
2019-20	25,230 -848	11,675 -477	13,555 -371
2020-21	22,570 -2,660	9,842 -1,833	12,728 -827
2021-22	20,549 -2,021	9,036 -806	11,513 -1,215
2022-23	20,014 -535	8,983 -53	11,031 -482
2023-24	20,053 39	9,063 80	10,990 -41
2024-25	19,973 -80	8,951 -112	11,022 32
Average	23,512	10,727	12,785

Suffolk County Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.80% and the percentage of black students is 7.96% at Suffolk County Community College. 4.41% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 40.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.65% to 39.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.28% to 4.41%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.92% to 7.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 20.83% to 40.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6716 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6168 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Suffolk County 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
Year	2015-16	92	879	2,126	5,589	22	15,467	287
2016-17	85	931	2,173	5,953	21	15,314	351
2017-18	71	992	2,132	6,365	14	14,629	429
2018-19	80	986	2,028	6,630	22	13,949	415
2019-20	76	1,020	1,953	6,902	23	13,216	397
2020-21	78	770	1,935	6,243	11	10,444	137
2021-22	44	929	1,571	6,388	20	10,437	489
2022-23	48	982	1,538	6,894	23	9,566	522
2023-24	52	1,016	1,564	7,448	20	9,016	560
2024-25	52	881	1,590	8,016	17	7,950	509
Average	68	939	1,861	6,643	19	11,999	410

Suffolk County Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,949 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 828.10% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Suffolk County Community College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	26,829	210	2,813	23,806
2016-17	27,066	530	2,272	24,264
2017-18	26,756	575	4,617	21,564
2018-19	26,078	808	5,406	19,864
2019-20	25,230	734	5,254	19,242
2020-21	22,570	15,604	2,149	4,817
2021-22	20,549	7,579	5,954	7,016
2022-23	20,014	3,662	5,389	10,963
2023-24	20,053	2,469	6,007	11,577
2024-25	19,973	1,949	5,908	12,116
Average	23,512	3,412	4,577	15,523

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Enrollment Trends at Suffolk County CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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