The student population at Jackson State Community College is 3,518 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,228 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 2.13 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,413 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 99.58% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,212 where 3,518 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 2.13 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in JSCC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Jackson State Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 65.92%. The percentage was 75.50% 10 years ago and JSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 22.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.95% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.50% to 65.92%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.14% to 0.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 16.41% to 22.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.38% to 3.95%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5127 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4020 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Jackson State Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,413 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 99.58% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Jackson State Community College from 2015 to 2025.