Enrollment Trends at Lewis and Clark CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,688 where 4,606 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 7,914 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,973 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 7,914 to 4,606 students, a net loss of 3,308 (41.8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,914	3,634	4,280
2016-17	7,272 -642	3,348 -286	3,924 -356
2017-18	7,000 -272	3,144 -204	3,856 -68
2018-19	6,698 -302	2,978 -166	3,720 -136
2019-20	6,413 -285	2,820 -158	3,593 -127
2020-21	4,683 -1,730	1,899 -921	2,784 -809
2021-22	4,125 -558	1,714 -185	2,411 -373
2022-23	3,973 -152	1,694 -20	2,279 -132
2023-24	4,196 223	1,793 99	2,403 124
2024-25	4,606 410	1,974 181	2,632 229
Average	5,688	2,500	3,188

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.57%. The percentage was 81.20% 10 years ago and Lewis and Clark CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.16% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.20% to 77.57%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.81% to 1.26%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.95% to 9.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.63% to 4.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3864 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3340 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	40	64	629	129	16	6,426	3
2016-17	42	75	536	137	11	5,872	7
2017-18	51	64	506	124	10	5,313	10
2018-19	52	48	535	135	9	5,161	9
2019-20	42	71	569	146	9	4,977	5
2020-21	35	36	352	112	9	3,737	45
2021-22	24	34	352	112	4	3,239	79
2022-23	16	44	332	93	4	3,112	92
2023-24	14	63	333	149	4	3,316	111
2024-25	14	58	422	208	3	3,573	163
Average	33	56	457	135	8	4,473	52