Enrollment Trends at Berkshire CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,679 where 1,694 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,111 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,367 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,111 to 1,694 students, a net loss of 417 (19.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Berkshire Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,111	835	1,276
2016-17	1,959 -152	747 -88	1,212 -64
2017-18	1,847 -112	696 -51	1,151 -61
2018-19	1,696 -151	593 -103	1,103 -48
2019-20	1,627 -69	583 -10	1,044 -59
2020-21	1,465 -162	464 -119	1,001 -43
2021-22	1,453 -12	490 26	963 -38
2022-23	1,367 -86	449 -41	918 -45
2023-24	1,572 205	525 76	1,047 129
2024-25	1,694 122	561 36	1,133 86
Average	1,679	594	1,085

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.05%. The percentage was 78.16% 10 years ago and Berkshire CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.65% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.26% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.11% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.16% to 63.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.61% to 1.65%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.96% to 7.26%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.01% to 14.11%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5736 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3788 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Berkshire Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	7	34	147	148	4	1,650	31
2016-17	12	32	128	169	4	1,502	33
2017-18	15	35	133	156	5	1,369	32
2018-19	12	33	139	106	6	1,223	50
2019-20	20	28	144	88	3	1,122	61
2020-21	9	23	130	154	47	952	51
2021-22	7	34	130	162	0	987	53
2022-23	9	27	126	152	1	913	67
2023-24	8	28	120	200	2	1,061	85
2024-25	6	28	123	239	1	1,068	99
Average	11	30	132	157	7	1,185	56