How Student Population Changes at WNCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,749 where 1,575 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WNCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,230	836	1,394
2013-14	1,960 -270	715 -121	1,245 -149
2014-15	1,836 -124	673 -42	1,163 -82
2015-16	1,534 -302	592 -81	942 -221
2016-17	1,719 185	674 82	1,045 103
2017-18	1,905 186	748 74	1,157 112
2018-19	1,825 -80	703 -45	1,122 -35
2019-20	1,722 -103	625 -78	1,097 -25
2020-21	1,625 -97	608 -17	1,017 -80
2021-22	1,306 -319	483 -125	823 -194
2022-23	1,575 269	633 150	942 119
Average	1,749	663	1,086

Western Nebraska Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.95%. The percentage was 71.12% 10 years ago and WNCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.97% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Nebraska 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	31	8	29	366	1	1,586	3
2013-14	22	11	36	370	4	1,420	0
2014-15	24	15	38	373	6	1,285	0
2015-16	16	7	45	318	9	1,033	0
2016-17	20	15	43	364	5	1,135	0
2017-18	36	20	49	421	9	1,226	0
2018-19	22	21	43	401	15	1,198	0
2019-20	33	22	46	407	5	1,095	0
2020-21	37	31	37	429	1	987	0
2021-22	15	21	23	225	0	924	0
2022-23	26	27	31	399	3	960	0
Average	26	18	38	370	5	1,168	0

Western Nebraska Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

185 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has decreased 0.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Nebraska Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,836	185	328	1,323
2015-16	1,534	160	646	728
2016-17	1,719	175	618	926
2017-18	1,905	200	391	1,314
2018-19	1,825	172	614	1,039
2019-20	1,722	207	612	903
2020-21	1,625	279	614	732
2021-22	1,306	39	483	784
2022-23	1,575	185	494	896
Average	1,672	178	533	961

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Enrollment Trends at WNCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes