How Student Population Changes at Wilkes CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,582 where 2,321 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.40 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Wilkes CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,660	1,182	1,478
2013-14	2,753 93	1,226 44	1,527 49
2014-15	2,718 -35	1,226 0	1,492 -35
2015-16	2,636 -82	1,202 -24	1,434 -58
2016-17	2,609 -27	1,195 -7	1,414 -20
2017-18	2,665 56	1,173 -22	1,492 78
2018-19	2,601 -64	1,166 -7	1,435 -57
2019-20	2,692 91	1,141 -25	1,551 116
2020-21	2,435 -257	979 -162	1,456 -95
2021-22	2,315 -120	960 -19	1,355 -101
2022-23	2,321 6	968 8	1,353 -2
Average	2,582	1,129	1,453

Wilkes Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.44%. The percentage was 87.74% 10 years ago and Wilkes CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.59% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wilkes 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	5	10	143	135	1	2,334	9
2013-14	10	8	136	157	0	2,394	25
2014-15	9	13	88	167	0	2,387	40
2015-16	3	13	83	200	0	2,284	30
2016-17	5	10	69	232	1	2,222	47
2017-18	4	11	58	276	0	2,127	56
2018-19	5	17	59	245	0	1,982	43
2019-20	7	17	65	271	1	2,032	52
2020-21	8	14	56	259	0	1,922	43
2021-22	5	22	53	262	0	1,869	48
2022-23	7	22	60	272	1	1,867	40
Average	6	14	79	225	0	2,129	39

Wilkes Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

617 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 84.73% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wilkes Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,718	334	862	1,522
2015-16	2,636	352	757	1,527
2016-17	2,609	383	737	1,489
2017-18	2,665	362	876	1,427
2018-19	2,601	491	735	1,375
2019-20	2,692	609	750	1,333
2020-21	2,435	2,043	326	66
2021-22	2,315	1,357	634	324
2022-23	2,321	617	959	745
Average	2,555	728	737	1,090

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Enrollment Trends at Wilkes CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes