Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,283 where 5,720 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 5,720 students in 2025 and was lowest at 5,016 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,051 to 5,720 students, a net gain of 669 (13.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northeast Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 76.08%. The percentage was 80.00% 10 years ago and Northeast CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.35% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.99% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.00% to 76.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.42% to 0.54%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.21% to 1.35%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.25% to 11.99%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4059 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3510 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeast Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,265 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 56.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeast Community College from 2015 to 2025.