Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 734 where 894 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 894 students in 2025 and was lowest at 598 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 598 to 894 students, a net gain of 296 (49.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lake Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 54.03%. The percentage was 68.06% 10 years ago and Lake Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 0.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.09% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 27.52% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.06% to 54.03%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.17% to 0.78%. Black student enrollment increased from 14.05% to 14.09%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.22% to 27.52%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6116 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4936 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
22 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 83.33% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Technical College from 2015 to 2025.