Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,143 where 738 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 1,427 students in 2017 and was lowest at 738 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,376 to 738 students, a net loss of 638 (46.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lane College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 0.81% and the percentage of black students is 64.23% at Lane College. 0.14% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.41% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 1.45% to 0.81%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.15% to 0.14%. Black student enrollment decreased from 96.58% to 64.23%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.29% to 0.41%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5871 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.0668 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lane College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
17 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 decreased -91.05% since 2021. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lane College from 2015 to 2025.