Enrollment Trends at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33 where 32 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 40 students in 2020 and was lowest at 28 in 2022. Overall, enrollment ended at the same level as it started (32 students).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program since 2015.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32	1	31
2016-17	30 -2	2 1	28 -3
2017-18	31 1	1 -1	30 2
2018-19	39 8	2 1	37 7
2019-20	40 1	1 -1	39 2
2020-21	37 -3	3 2	34 -5
2021-22	28 -9	2 -1	26 -8
2022-23	29 1	2	27 1
2023-24	36 7	3 1	33 6
2024-25	32 -4	6 3	26 -7
Average	33	2	31

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.00%. The percentage was 93.75% 10 years ago and Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program still has a high percentage of white students. 3.13% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.25% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 93.75% to 75.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 3.13%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 6.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4199 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1172 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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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	0	0	2	0	0	30	0
2016-17	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
2017-18	0	0	3	4	0	24	0
2018-19	1	0	3	2	0	33	0
2019-20	1	0	4	2	0	33	0
2020-21	0	0	7	1	0	29	0
2021-22	0	0	5	2	0	21	0
2022-23	0	0	6	0	0	21	2
2023-24	0	0	4	1	0	27	2
2024-25	0	1	2	2	0	24	3
Average	0	0	4	1	0	27	1

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.