Enrollment Trends at Emerald Coast Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 199 where 235 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 250 students in 2022 and was lowest at 157 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 166 to 235 students, a net gain of 69 (41.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	166	60	106
2016-17	157 -9	66 6	91 -15
2017-18	196 39	84 18	112 21
2018-19	225 29	102 18	123 11
2019-20	209 -16	106 4	103 -20
2020-21	198 -11	89 -17	109 6
2021-22	250 52	115 26	135 26
2022-23	183 -67	97 -18	86 -49
2023-24	170 -13	91 -6	79 -7
2024-25	235 65	121 30	114 35
Average	199	93	106

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.09%. The percentage was 78.31% 10 years ago and Emerald Coast Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 1.28% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.47% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.31% to 68.09%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.60% to 1.28%. Black student enrollment increased from 12.05% to 14.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.61% to 9.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5022 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3696 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	1	20	6	1	130	5
2016-17	2	4	16	7	0	123	5
2017-18	1	1	26	9	1	157	1
2018-19	2	4	45	6	0	164	2
2019-20	1	6	32	5	0	160	4
2020-21	2	3	24	7	0	157	5
2021-22	0	4	29	6	0	196	14
2022-23	0	3	31	6	0	132	11
2023-24	0	4	15	10	0	130	11
2024-25	1	3	34	23	0	160	14
Average	1	3	27	9	0	151	7

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Emerald Coast Technical College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.