How Student Population Changes at WCCCD

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 15,091 where 12,219 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WCCCD than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wayne County Community College District since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18,176	6,004	12,172
2013-14	18,119 -57	6,067 63	12,052 -120
2014-15	16,310 -1,809	5,592 -475	10,718 -1,334
2015-16	16,654 344	5,790 198	10,864 146
2016-17	16,822 168	5,936 146	10,886 22
2017-18	14,806 -2,016	5,333 -603	9,473 -1,413
2018-19	14,957 151	5,276 -57	9,681 208
2019-20	14,436 -521	5,364 88	9,072 -609
2020-21	10,748 -3,688	3,705 -1,659	7,043 -2,029
2021-22	12,749 2,001	4,276 571	8,473 1,430
2022-23	12,219 -530	4,130 -146	8,089 -384
Average	15,091	5,225	9,866

Wayne County Community College District Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 11.74% and the percentage of black students is 68.23% at Wayne County Community College District. 1.17% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wayne County Community College District 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	102	304	11,738	438	23	2,349	403
2013-14	71	168	11,996	349	37	2,854	449
2014-15	66	264	10,883	267	8	2,365	522
2015-16	40	90	10,925	243	28	2,904	1,288
2016-17	44	88	11,326	149	12	3,345	715
2017-18	31	142	9,811	275	23	2,478	743
2018-19	19	86	9,927	192	13	2,247	742
2019-20	15	87	9,264	221	20	2,731	719
2020-21	24	165	7,058	213	15	2,219	536
2021-22	75	123	7,997	259	12	2,078	1,002
2022-23	27	143	8,337	516	9	1,435	645
Average	47	151	9,933	284	18	2,455	706

Wayne County Community College District Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,811 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1.40% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wayne County Community College District from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	16,310	1,786	1,800	12,724
2015-16	16,654	1,880	1,663	13,111
2016-17	16,822	1,731	1,579	13,512
2017-18	14,806	1,610	1,655	11,541
2018-19	14,957	1,754	1,725	11,478
2019-20	14,436	1,689	1,792	10,955
2020-21	10,748	1,930	1,478	7,340
2021-22	12,749	1,972	1,505	9,272
2022-23	12,219	1,811	1,649	8,759
Average	14,411	1,796	1,650	10,966

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Enrollment Trends at WCCCD

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes