The student population at Western Technology Center is 532 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 13 (2.39%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 533 where 532 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 595 students in 2017 and was lowest at 474 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 545 to 532 students, a net loss of 13 (2.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Technology Center since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 545 | 252 | 293 |
| 2016-17 | 595 50 | 271 19 | 324 31 |
| 2017-18 | 584 -11 | 286 15 | 298 -26 |
| 2018-19 | 506 -78 | 229 -57 | 277 -21 |
| 2019-20 | 522 16 | 250 21 | 272 -5 |
| 2020-21 | 474 -48 | 241 -9 | 233 -39 |
| 2021-22 | 498 24 | 260 19 | 238 5 |
| 2022-23 | 530 32 | 255 -5 | 275 37 |
| 2023-24 | 545 15 | 263 8 | 282 7 |
| 2024-25 | 532 -13 | 271 8 | 261 -21 |
| Average | 533 | 258 | 275 |
The percentage of white students is 57.89%. The percentage was 63.30% 10 years ago and Western Technology Center still has a high percentage of white students. 0.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.32% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 30.26% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.30% to 57.89%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.37% to 0.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.12% to 1.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 20.37% to 30.26%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5669 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5457 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Technology Center over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 56 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 0 | 345 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 1 | 17 | 114 | 1 | 372 | 39 |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 376 | 38 |
| 2018-19 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 119 | 0 | 322 | 30 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 133 | 0 | 322 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 291 | 45 |
| 2021-22 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 295 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 155 | 0 | 299 | 47 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 156 | 0 | 305 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 161 | 0 | 308 | 38 |
| Average | 27 | 2 | 11 | 130 | 0 | 324 | 38 |
Western Technology Center does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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