How Student Population Changes at TCL

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,289 where 2,196 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.40 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in TCL than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,434	716	1,718
2013-14	2,427 -7	693 -23	1,734 16
2014-15	2,529 102	792 99	1,737 3
2015-16	2,332 -197	738 -54	1,594 -143
2016-17	2,231 -101	686 -52	1,545 -49
2017-18	2,314 83	724 38	1,590 45
2018-19	2,247 -67	726 2	1,521 -69
2019-20	2,308 61	726 0	1,582 61
2020-21	2,119 -189	595 -131	1,524 -58
2021-22	2,046 -73	594 -1	1,452 -72
2022-23	2,196 150	646 52	1,550 98
Average	2,289	694	1,595

Technical College of the Lowcountry Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.72% and the percentage of black students is 27.41% at Technical College of the Lowcountry. 1.28% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Technical College of the Lowcountry 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	7	28	834	165	7	1,306	8
2013-14	12	25	866	171	4	1,227	18
2014-15	8	20	891	242	5	1,238	26
2015-16	11	20	797	241	4	1,172	51
2016-17	8	24	696	265	5	1,120	83
2017-18	9	24	792	287	4	1,087	97
2018-19	6	31	650	321	3	1,110	105
2019-20	7	33	675	342	3	1,111	109
2020-21	3	29	555	321	2	1,104	94
2021-22	6	37	583	343	3	967	86
2022-23	9	28	602	386	3	1,026	116
Average	8	27	722	280	4	1,133	72

Technical College of the Lowcountry Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

883 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 266.39% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Technical College of the Lowcountry from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,529	241	761	1,527
2015-16	2,332	313	817	1,202
2016-17	2,231	319	693	1,219
2017-18	2,314	390	776	1,148
2018-19	2,247	480	714	1,053
2019-20	2,308	474	812	1,022
2020-21	2,119	1,759	239	121
2021-22	2,046	833	636	577
2022-23	2,196	883	711	602
Average	2,258	632	684	941

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Enrollment Trends at TCL

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes