Enrollment Trends at Niagara County CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,864 where 4,547 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 6,116 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,838 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,116 to 4,547 students, a net loss of 1,569 (25.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,116	2,536	3,580
2016-17	5,893 -223	2,504 -32	3,389 -191
2017-18	5,439 -454	2,333 -171	3,106 -283
2018-19	5,047 -392	2,163 -170	2,884 -222
2019-20	4,997 -50	2,076 -87	2,921 37
2020-21	4,389 -608	1,733 -343	2,656 -265
2021-22	4,154 -235	1,655 -78	2,499 -157
2022-23	3,838 -316	1,511 -144	2,327 -172
2023-24	4,217 379	1,653 142	2,564 237
2024-25	4,547 330	1,667 14	2,880 316
Average	4,864	1,983	2,881

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.60%. The percentage was 80.23% 10 years ago and Niagara County CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.83% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.23% to 70.60%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.00% to 2.77%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.94% to 11.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.37% to 5.83%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4794 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3424 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Niagara County 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	66	61	669	206	3	4,907	144
2016-17	78	85	633	216	2	4,668	142
2017-18	75	83	554	211	0	4,291	176
2018-19	67	72	515	206	5	3,971	157
2019-20	72	79	480	218	1	3,803	157
2020-21	44	63	408	211	4	3,356	176
2021-22	48	77	381	215	7	3,129	175
2022-23	40	97	375	202	8	2,828	181
2023-24	43	119	431	217	6	3,105	238
2024-25	35	126	544	265	1	3,210	277
Average	57	86	499	217	4	3,727	182