Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,306 where 1,156 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,824 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,054 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,819 to 1,156 students, a net loss of 663 (36.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Shawnee Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 72.58%. The percentage was 80.15% 10 years ago and Shawnee CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.47% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.24% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.15% to 72.58%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.60% to 0.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 14.68% to 17.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.47% to 4.24%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4403 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3353 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Shawnee Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
238 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 91.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Shawnee Community College from 2015 to 2025.