Enrollment Trends at SCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,770 where 6,155 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 6,621 students in 2017 and was lowest at 4,837 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,386 to 6,155 students, a net loss of 231 (3.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,386	2,563	3,823
2016-17	6,621 235	2,566 3	4,055 232
2017-18	5,886 -735	2,222 -344	3,664 -391
2018-19	5,857 -29	2,205 -17	3,652 -12
2019-20	5,644 -213	2,205	3,439 -213
2020-21	4,837 -807	1,800 -405	3,037 -402
2021-22	5,014 177	1,876 76	3,138 101
2022-23	5,529 515	2,213 337	3,316 178
2023-24	5,766 237	2,237 24	3,529 213
2024-25	6,155 389	2,360 123	3,795 266
Average	5,770	2,225	3,545

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 89.68%. The percentage was 93.38% 10 years ago and SCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.81% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.53% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 93.38% to 89.68%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.36% to 0.81%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.28% to 1.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.46% to 4.53%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1926 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1274 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Somerset Community 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	18	23	82	93	5	5,963	100
2016-17	23	32	81	143	4	6,140	141
2017-18	19	30	47	120	4	5,519	114
2018-19	13	29	75	121	3	5,436	124
2019-20	9	30	59	134	3	5,268	105
2020-21	12	42	42	116	0	4,483	107
2021-22	20	39	45	136	3	4,610	109
2022-23	13	37	63	178	3	5,082	123
2023-24	13	39	57	221	3	5,254	153
2024-25	15	50	78	279	1	5,520	176
Average	16	35	63	154	3	5,328	125