How Student Population Changes at DCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 371 where 462 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in DCC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dawson Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	312	131	181
2013-14	372 60	168 37	204 23
2014-15	305 -67	140 -28	165 -39
2015-16	305 0	163 23	142 -23
2016-17	297 -8	156 -7	141 -1
2017-18	329 32	164 8	165 24
2018-19	413 84	186 22	227 62
2019-20	447 34	185 -1	262 35
2020-21	377 -70	167 -18	210 -52
2021-22	458 81	212 45	246 36
2022-23	462 4	225 13	237 -9
Average	371	172	198

Student Population Changes of Dawson Community College

Dawson Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.26%. The percentage was 78.53% 10 years ago and DCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.08% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.01% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dawson Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	13	5	4	12	3	245	12
2013-14	14	3	15	10	1	262	13
2014-15	8	19	11	12	0	224	0
2015-16	4	5	8	13	0	198	5
2016-17	7	2	5	9	1	194	4
2017-18	13	5	16	10	1	213	12
2018-19	13	11	23	11	2	249	10
2019-20	17	6	19	17	0	321	10
2020-21	17	6	12	23	1	280	7
2021-22	15	3	24	27	1	332	11
2022-23	15	5	37	28	0	320	12
Average	12	6	16	16	1	258	9

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Dawson Community College

Dawson Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

183 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 115.29% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dawson Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	305	85	23	197
2015-16	305	91	26	188
2016-17	297	118	8	171
2017-18	329	93	15	221
2018-19	413	143	35	235
2019-20	447	124	9	314
2020-21	377	178	85	114
2021-22	458	135	133	190
2022-23	462	183	73	206
Average	377	128	45	204

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Dawson Community College

Enrollment Trends at DCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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