Enrollment Trends at Owensboro Community and Technica

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,190 where 4,875 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 4,875 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,787 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,974 to 4,875 students, a net gain of 901 (22.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,974	1,719	2,255
2016-17	3,995 21	1,998 279	1,997 -258
2017-18	3,787 -208	1,761 -237	2,026 29
2018-19	3,940 153	1,843 82	2,097 71
2019-20	4,004 64	1,806 -37	2,198 101
2020-21	3,901 -103	1,785 -21	2,116 -82
2021-22	4,111 210	1,808 23	2,303 187
2022-23	4,621 510	2,088 280	2,533 230
2023-24	4,694 73	2,096 8	2,598 65
2024-25	4,875 181	2,090 -6	2,785 187
Average	4,190	1,899	2,291

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.28%. The percentage was 89.98% 10 years ago and Owensboro Community and Technica still has a high percentage of white students. 2.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.49% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.72% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 89.98% to 78.28%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.75% to 2.54%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.77% to 4.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.76% to 5.72%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3797 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1885 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Owensboro 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	4	30	110	70	4	3,576	100
2016-17	8	31	126	76	2	3,563	100
2017-18	5	23	112	86	3	3,387	110
2018-19	6	42	106	113	2	3,513	115
2019-20	4	55	111	114	2	3,524	128
2020-21	8	65	119	122	1	3,406	123
2021-22	7	71	161	170	3	3,495	149
2022-23	3	98	185	218	3	3,808	184
2023-24	5	98	193	253	1	3,805	169
2024-25	11	124	219	279	2	3,816	198
Average	6	64	144	150	2	3,589	138