Enrollment Trends at NWTC

1,730

Total Enrollment

896

Men

834

Women

The student population at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is 11,826 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 1,730 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,050 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 60.16% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,872 where 11,826 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWTC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1610,0964,1655,931
2016-1710,253
157
4,166
1
6,087
156
2017-1811,488
1,235
4,825
659
6,663
576
2018-1911,505
17
4,942
117
6,563
-100
2019-2011,225
-280
4,813
-129
6,412
-151
2020-2110,763
-462
4,405
-408
6,358
-54
2021-2210,088
-675
4,149
-256
5,939
-419
2022-2310,661
573
4,727
578
5,934
-5
2023-2410,815
154
4,749
22
6,066
132
2024-2511,826
1,011
5,061
312
6,765
699
Average10,8724,6006,272
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.36%. The percentage was 83.39% 10 years ago and NWTC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.25% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.40% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 83.39% to 72.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.60% to 4.04%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.39% to 4.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.45% to 12.40%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4564 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2978 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16225363241651168,419179
2016-17247335332827108,290212
2017-1827239433688699,351239
2018-1922339330998459,314255
2019-202474153481,05798,793230
2020-212524053981,04868,431213
2021-222523453371,05777,863225
2022-233943833821,185128,094197
2023-243034624291,346157,904221
2024-253524785031,467198,557219
Average2773973621,051118,502219
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,050 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 60.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1610,0961,2802,1186,698
2016-1710,2531,2342,3296,690
2017-1811,4881,1162,2228,150
2018-1911,5051,3502,0708,085
2019-2011,2251,3491,8728,004
2020-2110,3252,7892,7514,785
2021-2210,0882,0372,1315,920
2022-2310,6612,0651,9756,621
2023-2410,8151,9931,9536,869
2024-2511,8262,0502,1427,634
Average10,8281,7262,1566,946

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