How Student Population Changes at Pierce College District

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,659 where 8,635 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Pierce College District than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pierce College District since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,855	2,998	3,857
2013-14	6,203 -652	2,566 -432	3,637 -220
2014-15	5,927 -276	2,430 -136	3,497 -140
2015-16	5,559 -368	2,135 -295	3,424 -73
2016-17	6,068 509	2,338 203	3,730 306
2017-18	6,048 -20	2,283 -55	3,765 35
2018-19	6,067 19	2,230 -53	3,837 72
2019-20	6,195 128	2,179 -51	4,016 179
2020-21	8,329 2,134	2,974 795	5,355 1,339
2021-22	7,363 -966	2,631 -343	4,732 -623
2022-23	8,635 1,272	3,243 612	5,392 660
Average	6,659	2,546	4,113

Student Population Changes of Pierce College District

Pierce College District Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.69% and the percentage of black students is 8.08% at Pierce College District. 7.56% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pierce College District 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	71	421	870	758	116	3,512	556
2013-14	54	389	719	680	87	3,186	495
2014-15	44	349	664	683	80	2,944	536
2015-16	43	337	567	622	71	2,736	496
2016-17	49	342	639	759	74	2,854	607
2017-18	48	352	576	813	85	2,794	690
2018-19	37	371	530	908	88	2,813	769
2019-20	43	415	532	1,048	83	2,787	851
2020-21	41	646	626	1,370	132	4,053	947
2021-22	45	586	638	1,220	117	3,590	862
2022-23	40	653	698	1,334	127	3,686	910
Average	47	442	642	927	96	3,178	702

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Pierce College District

Pierce College District Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,728 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 71.88% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pierce College District from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,927	2,169	864	2,894
2015-16	5,559	2,095	891	2,573
2016-17	6,068	2,479	939	2,650
2017-18	6,048	2,466	958	2,624
2018-19	6,067	2,750	965	2,352
2019-20	6,195	3,096	1,129	1,970
2020-21	8,329	6,524	1,561	244
2021-22	7,363	5,262	1,519	582
2022-23	8,635	3,728	2,150	2,757
Average	6,688	3,397	1,220	2,072

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Pierce College District

Enrollment Trends at Pierce College District

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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