Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,862 where 5,143 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 5,315 students in 2023 and was lowest at 4,491 in 2019. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,216 to 5,143 students, a net loss of 73 (1.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Piedmont Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 52.71%. The percentage was 60.64% 10 years ago and Piedmont Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 0.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 33.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.77% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.64% to 52.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.42% to 0.64%. Black student enrollment decreased from 35.77% to 33.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.17% to 8.77%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5998 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5038 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Piedmont Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,154 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Piedmont Technical College from 2015 to 2025.