Enrollment Trends at LBWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,847 where 2,062 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 2,130 students in 2024 and was lowest at 1,666 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,732 to 2,062 students, a net gain of 330 (19.1%).

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

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,732	777	955
2016-17	1,742 10	741 -36	1,001 46
2017-18	1,838 96	788 47	1,050 49
2018-19	1,784 -54	773 -15	1,011 -39
2019-20	1,767 -17	775 2	992 -19
2020-21	1,666 -101	730 -45	936 -56
2021-22	1,816 150	821 91	995 59
2022-23	1,929 113	878 57	1,051 56
2023-24	2,130 201	969 91	1,161 110
2024-25	2,062 -68	814 -155	1,248 87
Average	1,847	807	1,040

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.90%. The percentage was 72.06% 10 years ago and LBWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.92% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.14% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 72.06% to 70.90%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.35% to 0.92%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.44% to 18.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.44% to 3.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4600 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4254 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	11	6	406	25	0	1,248	22
2016-17	10	6	376	31	0	1,279	27
2017-18	15	8	377	39	1	1,350	39
2018-19	12	9	368	33	0	1,300	47
2019-20	8	9	352	44	1	1,296	50
2020-21	13	9	278	40	2	1,038	38
2021-22	12	16	360	53	0	1,292	58
2022-23	7	17	352	68	2	1,390	81
2023-24	10	15	412	82	3	1,493	107
2024-25	13	19	374	69	0	1,462	116
Average	11	11	366	48	1	1,315	59