Enrollment Trends at Southcentral Kentucky Community

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,543 where 5,825 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 5,825 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,962 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,962 to 5,825 students, a net gain of 1,863 (47%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,962	1,575	2,387
2016-17	4,251 289	1,792 217	2,459 72
2017-18	4,289 38	1,791 -1	2,498 39
2018-19	4,482 193	1,878 87	2,604 106
2019-20	4,304 -178	1,775 -103	2,529 -75
2020-21	4,137 -167	1,610 -165	2,527 -2
2021-22	4,368 231	1,749 139	2,619 92
2022-23	4,732 364	1,885 136	2,847 228
2023-24	5,084 352	2,012 127	3,072 225
2024-25	5,825 741	2,439 427	3,386 314
Average	4,543	1,851	2,693

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.55%. The percentage was 84.25% 10 years ago and Southcentral Kentucky Community still has a high percentage of white students. 3.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.67% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.25% to 71.55%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.81% to 3.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.22% to 8.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.38% to 8.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4692 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2829 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical 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	7	32	286	134	4	3,338	116
2016-17	7	59	301	180	2	3,520	150
2017-18	13	79	267	217	2	3,472	147
2018-19	9	110	298	259	2	3,587	161
2019-20	2	92	245	245	2	3,472	153
2020-21	9	108	288	274	7	3,263	140
2021-22	13	130	315	294	7	3,383	168
2022-23	12	194	381	371	14	3,513	210
2023-24	13	190	405	390	8	3,779	188
2024-25	18	216	505	520	13	4,168	258
Average	10	121	329	288	6	3,550	169