Enrollment Trends at OCtech

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,324 where 2,106 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 2,774 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,012 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,774 to 2,106 students, a net loss of 668 (24.1%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,774	1,002	1,772
2016-17	2,640 -134	926 -76	1,714 -58
2017-18	2,479 -161	848 -78	1,631 -83
2018-19	2,387 -92	794 -54	1,593 -38
2019-20	2,298 -89	771 -23	1,527 -66
2020-21	2,257 -41	691 -80	1,566 39
2021-22	2,145 -112	623 -68	1,522 -44
2022-23	2,012 -133	590 -33	1,422 -100
2023-24	2,146 134	648 58	1,498 76
2024-25	2,106 -40	620 -28	1,486 -12
Average	2,324	751	1,573

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.24% and the percentage of black students is 57.60% at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. 1.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.94% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.52% to 34.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.61% to 1.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 54.11% to 57.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.55% to 3.94%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5487 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5427 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Orangeburg Calhoun 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	15	17	1,501	43	0	1,124	16
2016-17	15	18	1,445	49	2	1,054	16
2017-18	14	20	1,349	40	4	992	16
2018-19	14	22	1,226	47	3	1,014	31
2019-20	12	20	1,158	53	2	995	36
2020-21	5	22	1,207	43	1	928	37
2021-22	6	23	1,191	65	1	808	38
2022-23	6	22	1,187	68	0	681	41
2023-24	7	30	1,269	87	0	695	57
2024-25	7	31	1,213	83	0	721	49
Average	10	23	1,275	58	1	901	34