Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,228 where 11,999 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 12,280 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,756 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 12,280 to 11,999 students, a net loss of 281 (2.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Greenville Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 55.41%. The percentage was 60.68% 10 years ago and GTC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.73% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.80% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.54% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.68% to 55.41%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.65% to 2.73%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.69% to 17.80%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.37% to 16.54%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6312 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5768 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Greenville Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
3,774 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 137.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Greenville Technical College from 2015 to 2025.