How Student Population Changes at WNC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,707 where 3,582 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in WNC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,168	1,674	2,494
2013-14	3,975 -193	1,645 -29	2,330 -164
2014-15	3,951 -24	1,622 -23	2,329 -1
2015-16	3,839 -112	1,640 18	2,199 -130
2016-17	3,569 -270	1,589 -51	1,980 -219
2017-18	3,642 73	1,606 17	2,036 56
2018-19	3,327 -315	1,407 -199	1,920 -116
2019-20	3,702 375	1,569 162	2,133 213
2020-21	3,495 -207	1,491 -78	2,004 -129
2021-22	3,528 33	1,611 120	1,917 -87
2022-23	3,582 54	1,660 49	1,922 5
Average	3,707	1,592	2,115

Western Nevada College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.14%. The percentage was 71.04% 10 years ago and WNC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.70% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Nevada 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	113	91	55	445	25	2,961	288
2013-14	100	65	55	658	28	2,770	112
2014-15	100	63	57	709	29	2,691	122
2015-16	81	72	75	724	35	2,562	111
2016-17	67	72	74	778	27	2,283	107
2017-18	78	84	68	824	24	2,225	126
2018-19	69	78	63	766	21	2,001	137
2019-20	78	87	80	852	15	2,192	153
2020-21	63	100	80	797	17	2,057	149
2021-22	77	93	54	867	15	2,027	154
2022-23	75	89	61	939	17	1,975	197
Average	82	81	66	760	23	2,340	151

Western Nevada College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,051 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 169.49% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Nevada College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,951	390	676	2,885
2015-16	3,839	404	767	2,668
2016-17	3,569	421	813	2,335
2017-18	3,642	660	908	2,074
2018-19	3,327	679	929	1,719
2019-20	3,702	861	878	1,963
2020-21	3,495	1,562	986	947
2021-22	3,528	1,162	697	1,669
2022-23	3,582	1,051	699	1,832
Average	3,626	799	817	2,010

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Enrollment Trends at WNC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes