Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,173 where 11,755 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 12,021 students in 2020 and was lowest at 9,790 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 11,546 to 11,755 students, a net gain of 209 (1.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fayetteville Technical Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 32.68% and the percentage of black students is 39.97% at Fayetteville Technical Community College. 2.46% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.30% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 39.82% to 32.68%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.71% to 2.46%. Black student enrollment increased from 38.00% to 39.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.83% to 14.30%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7097 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6854 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fayetteville Technical Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5,451 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 38.21% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fayetteville Technical Community College from 2015 to 2025.