Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 466 where 345 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 548 students in 2022 and was lowest at 318 in 2017. Overall, enrollment dropped from 486 to 345 students, a net loss of 141 (29%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 16.81% and the percentage of black students is 38.26% at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria. Hispanic students comprise 1.74% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 33.74% to 16.81%. Black student enrollment decreased from 48.56% to 38.26%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.65% to 1.74%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8250 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.6499 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
183 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -3.17% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria from 2015 to 2025.