Enrollment Trends at Suffolk County CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,512 where 19,973 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 27,066 students in 2017 and was lowest at 19,973 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 26,829 to 19,973 students, a net loss of 6,856 (25.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	26,829	12,594	14,235
2016-17	27,066 237	12,462 -132	14,604 369
2017-18	26,756 -310	12,511 49	14,245 -359
2018-19	26,078 -678	12,152 -359	13,926 -319
2019-20	25,230 -848	11,675 -477	13,555 -371
2020-21	22,570 -2,660	9,842 -1,833	12,728 -827
2021-22	20,549 -2,021	9,036 -806	11,513 -1,215
2022-23	20,014 -535	8,983 -53	11,031 -482
2023-24	20,053 39	9,063 80	10,990 -41
2024-25	19,973 -80	8,951 -112	11,022 32
Average	23,512	10,727	12,785

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.80% and the percentage of black students is 7.96% at Suffolk County Community College. 4.41% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 40.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.65% to 39.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.28% to 4.41%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.92% to 7.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 20.83% to 40.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6716 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6168 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Suffolk County 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	92	879	2,126	5,589	22	15,467	287
2016-17	85	931	2,173	5,953	21	15,314	351
2017-18	71	992	2,132	6,365	14	14,629	429
2018-19	80	986	2,028	6,630	22	13,949	415
2019-20	76	1,020	1,953	6,902	23	13,216	397
2020-21	78	770	1,935	6,243	11	10,444	137
2021-22	44	929	1,571	6,388	20	10,437	489
2022-23	48	982	1,538	6,894	23	9,566	522
2023-24	52	1,016	1,564	7,448	20	9,016	560
2024-25	52	881	1,590	8,016	17	7,950	509
Average	68	939	1,861	6,643	19	11,999	410