Enrollment Trends at Northwest Iowa CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,731 where 1,907 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 1,907 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,612 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,612 to 1,907 students, a net gain of 295 (18.3%).

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,612	710	902
2016-17	1,634 22	722 12	912 10
2017-18	1,646 12	702 -20	944 32
2018-19	1,747 101	739 37	1,008 64
2019-20	1,777 30	742 3	1,035 27
2020-21	1,666 -111	719 -23	947 -88
2021-22	1,716 50	730 11	986 39
2022-23	1,811 95	790 60	1,021 35
2023-24	1,792 -19	757 -33	1,035 14
2024-25	1,907 115	822 65	1,085 50
Average	1,731	743	988

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.35%. The percentage was 84.99% 10 years ago and Northwest Iowa CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.93% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.99% to 76.35%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.55% to 1.26%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.68% to 3.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.46% to 12.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3989 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2742 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	17	25	11	88	2	1,370	17
2016-17	16	23	33	123	1	1,356	15
2017-18	21	18	39	127	6	1,370	15
2018-19	19	22	47	156	6	1,435	15
2019-20	17	24	68	149	3	1,228	22
2020-21	9	25	78	151	1	1,325	30
2021-22	13	24	54	143	3	1,422	20
2022-23	17	17	61	155	4	1,496	29
2023-24	12	25	72	182	2	1,430	23
2024-25	13	24	75	242	4	1,456	33
Average	15	23	54	152	3	1,389	22