Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,216 where 2,307 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,459 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,873 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,359 to 2,307 students, a net loss of 52 (2.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Aiken Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 44.60% and the percentage of black students is 36.37% at Aiken Technical College. 1.00% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.23% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.26% to 44.60%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.19% to 1.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 31.79% to 36.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.58% to 11.23%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6544 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5454 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Aiken Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
909 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 286.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Aiken Technical College from 2015 to 2025.