Enrollment Trends at Northland Community and Technica

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,059 where 2,631 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,599 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,477 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,573 to 2,631 students, a net loss of 942 (26.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,573	1,543	2,030
2016-17	3,599 26	1,566 23	2,033 3
2017-18	3,416 -183	1,423 -143	1,993 -40
2018-19	3,500 84	1,448 25	2,052 59
2019-20	3,220 -280	1,357 -91	1,863 -189
2020-21	2,962 -258	1,167 -190	1,795 -68
2021-22	2,716 -246	1,086 -81	1,630 -165
2022-23	2,495 -221	1,030 -56	1,465 -165
2023-24	2,477 -18	1,039 9	1,438 -27
2024-25	2,631 154	1,088 49	1,543 105
Average	3,059	1,275	1,784

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.29%. The percentage was 76.85% 10 years ago and Northland Community and Technica still has a high percentage of white students. 1.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.85% to 75.29%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.88% to 1.14%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.96% to 6.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.76% to 6.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4226 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4016 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northland Community and Technical 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	74	67	213	170	3	2,746	123
2016-17	69	47	252	151	3	2,747	132
2017-18	71	35	249	149	5	2,655	128
2018-19	55	46	235	166	2	2,741	139
2019-20	59	43	260	148	1	2,471	119
2020-21	41	54	160	133	3	2,317	109
2021-22	41	46	167	124	1	2,171	97
2022-23	39	49	153	109	1	1,992	81
2023-24	35	36	148	136	1	1,942	80
2024-25	51	30	178	167	0	1,981	97
Average	54	45	202	145	2	2,376	111