Enrollment Trends at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,459 where 6,424 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 6,424 students in 2025 and was lowest at 4,763 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,418 to 6,424 students, a net gain of 1,006 (18.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,418	2,055	3,363
2016-17	5,445 27	2,079 24	3,366 3
2017-18	5,301 -144	1,922 -157	3,379 13
2018-19	5,057 -244	1,780 -142	3,277 -102
2019-20	4,985 -72	1,766 -14	3,219 -58
2020-21	4,763 -222	1,600 -166	3,163 -56
2021-22	5,204 441	1,758 158	3,446 283
2022-23	5,965 761	2,172 414	3,793 347
2023-24	6,023 58	2,138 -34	3,885 92
2024-25	6,424 401	2,254 116	4,170 285
Average	5,459	1,952	3,506

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.12%. The percentage was 85.47% 10 years ago and George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville still has a high percentage of white students. 0.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.60% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.47% to 75.12%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.79% to 0.64%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.74% to 7.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.84% to 11.60%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4149 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2645 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• 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	54	43	311	208	0	4,631	0
2016-17	51	39	308	203	1	4,642	33
2017-18	48	31	318	258	0	4,443	19
2018-19	47	32	274	255	1	4,250	14
2019-20	30	107	281	308	4	4,054	91
2020-21	34	62	292	330	5	3,859	118
2021-22	31	35	333	400	3	4,215	143
2022-23	35	34	382	530	3	4,731	209
2023-24	28	37	408	592	6	4,696	224
2024-25	24	41	476	745	8	4,826	271
Average	38	46	338	383	3	4,435	112