Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,593 where 9,380 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 10,380 students in 2018 and was lowest at 8,558 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,035 to 9,380 students, a net loss of 655 (6.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Brightpoint Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 50.67%. The percentage was 59.78% 10 years ago and Brightpoint CC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.65% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.91% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.42% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.78% to 50.67%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.16% to 3.65%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.57% to 21.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.47% to 13.42%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6726 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5786 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Brightpoint Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,776 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 128.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Brightpoint Community College from 2015 to 2025.