Enrollment Trends at Southeast Kentucky Community & T

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,043 where 3,371 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 3,503 students in 2020 and was lowest at 2,492 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,111 to 3,371 students, a net gain of 260 (8.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,111	1,423	1,688
2016-17	3,135 24	1,430 7	1,705 17
2017-18	3,229 94	1,584 154	1,645 -60
2018-19	3,315 86	1,753 169	1,562 -83
2019-20	3,503 188	1,754 1	1,749 187
2020-21	2,505 -998	1,161 -593	1,344 -405
2021-22	2,492 -13	1,055 -106	1,437 93
2022-23	2,625 133	1,022 -33	1,603 166
2023-24	3,144 519	1,279 257	1,865 262
2024-25	3,371 227	1,379 100	1,992 127
Average	3,043	1,384	1,659

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 91.25%. The percentage was 90.39% 10 years ago and Southeast Kentucky Community & T still has a high percentage of white students. 0.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.66% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 90.39% to 91.25%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.26% to 0.15%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.41% to 1.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.58% to 1.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1666 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.1822 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southeast Kentucky Community & 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	15	8	75	18	1	2,812	41
2016-17	16	12	68	22	1	2,825	41
2017-18	13	8	68	29	10	2,830	41
2018-19	9	10	57	31	4	2,814	44
2019-20	12	6	41	29	3	3,085	32
2020-21	6	7	40	16	1	2,225	30
2021-22	9	4	41	29	0	2,254	28
2022-23	11	5	40	28	2	2,399	37
2023-24	16	7	49	35	2	2,868	44
2024-25	21	5	56	39	4	3,076	62
Average	13	7	54	28	3	2,719	40