Enrollment Trends at LCC

-1,064

Total Enrollment

-534

Men

-530

Women

The student population at Leeward Community College is 6,471 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,064 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,721 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 156.27% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,641 where 6,471 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in LCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Leeward Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-167,5353,0644,471
2016-177,262
-273
2,946
-118
4,316
-155
2017-186,805
-457
2,721
-225
4,084
-232
2018-196,709
-96
2,598
-123
4,111
27
2019-206,568
-141
2,477
-121
4,091
-20
2020-216,363
-205
2,252
-225
4,111
20
2021-226,413
50
2,278
26
4,135
24
2022-236,221
-192
2,325
47
3,896
-239
2023-246,059
-162
2,359
34
3,700
-196
2024-256,471
412
2,530
171
3,941
241
Average6,6412,5554,086
Leeward Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 7.45% and the percentage of black students is 1.79% at Leeward Community College. 38.17% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 15.95% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.81% to 7.45%. Asian enrollment grew from 36.74% to 38.17%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.30% to 1.79%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.15% to 15.95%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7336 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7354 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Leeward Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1692,7681739914046642,397
2016-17122,6821691,0033546342,266
2017-1872,5041629893175462,139
2018-1972,4581311,0232965302,124
2019-2082,3871421,0553115051,996
2020-21112,2911279672605272,050
2021-22102,3181111,0013235041,978
2022-2362,3341079293345021,852
2023-2442,3461109122694601,828
2024-2582,4701161,0322874821,913
Average82,4561359903165352,054
Leeward Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,721 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 58% of total students. The number of online students has increased 156.27% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Leeward Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-167,5351,4521,7134,370
2016-177,2621,4331,7194,110
2017-186,8051,3851,8663,554
2018-196,7091,5721,9283,209
2019-206,5681,8391,8132,916
2020-216,3634,9401,177246
2021-226,4134,9301,129354
2022-236,2214,5041,190527
2023-246,0593,6041,458997
2024-256,4713,7211,4751,275
Average6,6412,9381,5472,156

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