The student population at Northwest Shoals Community College is 4,665 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 965 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,094 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 521.59% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,751 where 4,665 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northwest Shoals CC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northwest Shoals Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 71.62%. The percentage was 79.51% 10 years ago and Northwest Shoals CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.10% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.05% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.51% to 71.62%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.38% to 0.69%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.86% to 8.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.97% to 12.05%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4628 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3520 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest Shoals Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,094 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 521.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Shoals Community College from 2015 to 2025.