Enrollment Trends at Western Technical

The student population at Western Technical College is 3,872 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 926 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,185 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 298.99% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,197 where 3,872 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Western Technical than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,798	2,233	2,565
2013-14	4,572 -226	2,038 -195	2,534 -31
2014-15	4,130 -442	1,812 -226	2,318 -216
2015-16	4,044 -86	1,746 -66	2,298 -20
2016-17	4,272 228	1,999 253	2,273 -25
2017-18	4,108 -164	1,820 -179	2,288 15
2018-19	4,004 -104	1,741 -79	2,263 -25
2019-20	4,165 161	2,023 282	2,142 -121
2020-21	4,240 75	1,786 -237	2,454 312
2021-22	3,963 -277	1,792 6	2,171 -283
2022-23	3,872 -91	1,707 -85	2,165 -6
Average	4,197	1,882	2,316

Western Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.87%. The percentage was 88.89% 10 years ago and Western Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 4.21% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.79% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Technical 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	42	170	83	109	1	4,265	92
2013-14	39	159	87	114	2	4,004	116
2014-15	32	152	62	84	21	3,608	101
2015-16	39	180	75	102	2	3,445	98
2016-17	48	191	109	77	3	3,547	138
2017-18	40	164	91	110	4	3,417	83
2018-19	49	181	87	170	5	3,225	96
2019-20	52	181	134	191	4	3,327	107
2020-21	40	178	97	210	3	3,402	136
2021-22	37	129	118	205	3	3,185	162
2022-23	35	163	108	216	0	3,015	153
Average	41	168	96	144	4	3,495	117

Western Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,185 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 298.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,130	297	931	2,902
2015-16	4,044	1,208	1,837	999
2016-17	4,272	189	334	3,749
2017-18	4,108	559	883	2,666
2018-19	4,004	496	902	2,606
2019-20	4,165	532	1,023	2,610
2020-21	3,855	2,891	633	331
2021-22	3,963	1,250	1,244	1,469
2022-23	3,872	1,185	1,382	1,305
Average	4,046	956	1,019	2,071

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