Enrollment Trends at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 884 where 1,258 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 1,258 students in 2025 and was lowest at 569 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 711 to 1,258 students, a net gain of 547 (76.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	711	631	80
2016-17	672 -39	610 -21	62 -18
2017-18	569 -103	541 -69	28 -34
2018-19	749 180	712 171	37 9
2019-20	875 126	811 99	64 27
2020-21	870 -5	778 -33	92 28
2021-22	1,109 239	965 187	144 52
2022-23	947 -162	851 -114	96 -48
2023-24	1,075 128	961 110	114 18
2024-25	1,258 183	1,120 159	138 24
Average	884	798	86

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.71% and the percentage of black students is 48.17% at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia. 3.58% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 25.04% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 17.44% to 14.71%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.36% to 3.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 54.43% to 48.17%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.33% to 25.04%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6779 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6455 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia 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	2	31	387	109	1	124	35
2016-17	2	30	365	103	2	111	32
2017-18	1	25	314	91	1	83	24
2018-19	4	27	420	123	0	120	31
2019-20	4	32	467	141	0	169	38
2020-21	3	36	386	173	4	187	23
2021-22	3	32	475	242	2	222	40
2022-23	5	33	429	231	2	160	40
2023-24	2	30	501	285	1	184	60
2024-25	8	45	606	315	2	185	83
Average	3	32	435	181	2	155	41

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.