How Student Population Changes at NWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,356 where 1,149 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northwestern Connecticut Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,423	491	932
2013-14	1,549 126	535 44	1,014 82
2014-15	1,614 65	505 -30	1,109 95
2015-16	1,521 -93	510 5	1,011 -98
2016-17	1,406 -115	452 -58	954 -57
2017-18	1,295 -111	435 -17	860 -94
2018-19	1,299 4	442 7	857 -3
2019-20	1,308 9	456 14	852 -5
2020-21	1,228 -80	388 -68	840 -12
2021-22	1,128 -100	367 -21	761 -79
2022-23	1,149 21	411 44	738 -23
Average	1,356	454	903

Student Population Changes of Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Northwestern Connecticut Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.97%. The percentage was 82.78% 10 years ago and NWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.53% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwestern Connecticut Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	0	16	34	126	1	1,178	33
2013-14	0	18	28	117	2	1,313	21
2014-15	1	27	42	138	2	1,309	32
2015-16	0	25	24	142	2	1,252	26
2016-17	0	23	30	129	1	1,149	25
2017-18	2	29	26	117	3	1,045	24
2018-19	2	21	30	155	5	1,012	21
2019-20	3	26	46	173	0	985	26
2020-21	0	16	38	197	0	922	30
2021-22	4	25	45	181	3	816	30
2022-23	1	27	52	204	0	804	33
Average	1	23	36	153	2	1,071	27

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Northwestern Connecticut Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

438 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 236.92% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwestern Connecticut Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,614	130	302	1,182
2015-16	1,521	123	316	1,082
2016-17	1,406	138	332	936
2017-18	1,295	123	321	851
2018-19	1,299	122	380	797
2019-20	1,308	128	391	789
2020-21	1,228	1,189	20	19
2021-22	1,128	370	495	263
2022-23	1,149	438	541	170
Average	1,328	307	344	677

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Enrollment Trends at NWCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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