Enrollment Trends at MCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,112 where 2,780 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 3,609 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,556 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,381 to 2,780 students, a net loss of 601 (17.8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,381	1,066	2,315
2016-17	3,609 228	1,137 71	2,472 157
2017-18	3,555 -54	1,094 -43	2,461 -11
2018-19	3,494 -61	1,049 -45	2,445 -16
2019-20	3,402 -92	1,083 34	2,319 -126
2020-21	3,003 -399	822 -261	2,181 -138
2021-22	2,718 -285	784 -38	1,934 -247
2022-23	2,621 -97	847 63	1,774 -160
2023-24	2,556 -65	814 -33	1,742 -32
2024-25	2,780 224	889 75	1,891 149
Average	3,112	959	2,153

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.71% and the percentage of black students is 47.41% at Meridian Community College. 0.76% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.03% to 43.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.68% to 0.76%. Black student enrollment increased from 42.59% to 47.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.33% to 2.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5834 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.5968 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Meridian 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	68	23	1,440	45	0	1,590	0
2016-17	66	20	1,530	44	3	1,774	15
2017-18	77	18	1,532	41	1	1,703	17
2018-19	81	14	1,479	40	0	1,646	17
2019-20	50	24	1,497	38	1	1,577	50
2020-21	34	27	1,331	49	2	1,356	53
2021-22	38	21	1,136	64	5	1,157	34
2022-23	26	25	1,160	57	5	1,146	24
2023-24	27	24	1,152	67	4	1,179	17
2024-25	29	21	1,318	72	2	1,215	11
Average	50	22	1,358	52	2	1,434	24