Enrollment Trends at Southwestern CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,338 where 2,157 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,504 students in 2022 and was lowest at 2,109 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,469 to 2,157 students, a net loss of 312 (12.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,469	916	1,553
2016-17	2,467 -2	999 83	1,468 -85
2017-18	2,464 -3	993 -6	1,471 3
2018-19	2,366 -98	921 -72	1,445 -26
2019-20	2,324 -42	914 -7	1,410 -35
2020-21	2,259 -65	845 -69	1,414 4
2021-22	2,504 245	911 66	1,593 179
2022-23	2,256 -248	838 -73	1,418 -175
2023-24	2,109 -147	787 -51	1,322 -96
2024-25	2,157 48	781 -6	1,376 54
Average	2,338	891	1,447

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.02%. The percentage was 78.21% 10 years ago and Southwestern CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.28% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.21% to 73.02%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.26% to 1.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.54% to 1.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.76% to 14.28%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4425 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3757 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwestern 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	210	31	38	167	4	1,931	52
2016-17	180	32	36	185	3	1,935	57
2017-18	184	26	31	180	2	1,938	59
2018-19	188	24	45	209	3	1,803	55
2019-20	189	24	46	210	4	1,736	75
2020-21	209	30	34	199	3	1,698	61
2021-22	252	30	42	227	4	1,846	65
2022-23	207	30	43	227	4	1,648	57
2023-24	175	32	38	241	2	1,535	51
2024-25	112	32	32	308	2	1,575	63
Average	191	29	39	215	3	1,765	60