Enrollment Trends at COTC

-384

Total Enrollment

-251

Men

-133

Women

The student population at Central Ohio Technical College is 3,182 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 384 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 2.45 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

628 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 53.92% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,164 where 3,182 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 2.45 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in COTC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Ohio Technical College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-163,5661,1742,392
2016-173,337
-229
1,098
-76
2,239
-153
2017-183,479
142
1,133
35
2,346
107
2018-193,442
-37
1,137
4
2,305
-41
2019-203,469
27
1,134
-3
2,335
30
2020-213,029
-440
877
-257
2,152
-183
2021-222,636
-393
779
-98
1,857
-295
2022-232,614
-22
791
12
1,823
-34
2023-242,890
276
852
61
2,038
215
2024-253,182
292
923
71
2,259
221
Average3,1649902,175
Central Ohio Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.48%. The percentage was 75.88% 10 years ago and COTC still has a high percentage of white students. 5.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.88% to 63.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.93% to 5.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.10% to 13.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.16% to 3.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5703 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4125 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1611333607742,706106
2016-1717513275972,430117
2017-1812653707132,420118
2018-196803118122,382143
2019-2071063719122,295167
2020-213953198102,069206
2021-225842656711,846179
2022-2331033329721,729204
2023-2431623759541,843223
2024-25518942512022,020199
Average7973468432,174166
Central Ohio Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

628 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 53.92% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Ohio Technical College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,5664081,0552,103
2016-173,3373368532,148
2017-183,4793578292,293
2018-193,4423357902,317
2019-203,4693538102,306
2020-213,0294388721,719
2021-222,6363466731,617
2022-232,6145566591,399
2023-242,8905727201,598
2024-253,1826289121,642
Average3,1644338171,914

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