How Student Population Changes at WWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,137 where 2,391 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WWCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,692	1,700	1,992
2013-14	3,620 -72	1,694 -6	1,926 -66
2014-15	3,472 -148	1,677 -17	1,795 -131
2015-16	3,298 -174	1,542 -135	1,756 -39
2016-17	3,462 164	1,623 81	1,839 83
2017-18	3,339 -123	1,618 -5	1,721 -118
2018-19	3,183 -156	1,474 -144	1,709 -12
2019-20	2,821 -362	1,267 -207	1,554 -155
2020-21	2,776 -45	1,211 -56	1,565 11
2021-22	2,453 -323	1,022 -189	1,431 -134
2022-23	2,391 -62	1,002 -20	1,389 -42
Average	3,137	1,439	1,698

Western Wyoming Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.25%. The percentage was 85.70% 10 years ago and WWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.50% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Wyoming 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	26	34	41	336	6	3,164	52
2013-14	25	30	63	391	5	3,031	52
2014-15	25	30	34	405	7	2,841	53
2015-16	15	14	31	342	5	2,706	66
2016-17	18	17	20	391	6	2,792	94
2017-18	34	18	35	366	9	2,678	91
2018-19	20	28	51	389	2	2,535	82
2019-20	16	18	46	377	6	2,201	68
2020-21	13	19	30	353	6	2,168	83
2021-22	14	21	20	325	5	1,893	93
2022-23	12	12	12	385	3	1,847	90
Average	20	22	35	369	5	2,532	75

Western Wyoming Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

663 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -8.43% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Wyoming Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,472	724	737	2,011
2015-16	3,298	714	665	1,919
2016-17	3,462	807	669	1,986
2017-18	3,339	642	823	1,874
2018-19	3,183	799	803	1,581
2019-20	2,821	731	801	1,289
2020-21	2,776	638	883	1,255
2021-22	2,453	567	782	1,104
2022-23	2,391	663	727	1,001
Average	3,022	698	766	1,558

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Enrollment Trends at WWCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes