Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,854 where 3,720 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 4,238 students in 2020 and was lowest at 3,424 in 2019. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,972 to 3,720 students, a net loss of 252 (6.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY Corning Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 56.24%. The percentage was 84.54% 10 years ago and SUNY Corning CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.02% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.25% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.45% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.54% to 56.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.96% to 2.02%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.00% to 4.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.42% to 2.45%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6808 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.2823 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY Corning Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
378 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 171.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SUNY Corning Community College from 2015 to 2025.