The student population at Shelton State Community College is 4,601 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 233 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,628 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 500.74% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,451 where 4,601 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Shelton State CC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Shelton State Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.42%. The percentage was 56.68% 10 years ago and Shelton State CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 33.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.54% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 56.68% to 53.42%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.18% to 0.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 34.75% to 33.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.23% to 7.54%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5961 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5575 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Shelton State Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,628 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 500.74% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Shelton State Community College from 2015 to 2025.