Enrollment Trends at TCAT Memphis

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,276 where 1,960 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 1,960 students in 2025 and was lowest at 843 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 894 to 1,960 students, a net gain of 1,066 (119.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	894	569	325
2016-17	1,003 109	647 78	356 31
2017-18	843 -160	569 -78	274 -82
2018-19	902 59	600 31	302 28
2019-20	1,356 454	857 257	499 197
2020-21	1,444 88	865 8	579 80
2021-22	1,118 -326	702 -163	416 -163
2022-23	1,547 429	1,035 333	512 96
2023-24	1,691 144	1,182 147	509 -3
2024-25	1,960 269	1,445 263	515 6
Average	1,276	847	429

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.97% and the percentage of black students is 59.85% at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis. 2.19% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.08% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 16.22% to 20.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.90% to 2.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 75.28% to 59.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.03% to 9.08%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5876 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4048 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	17	673	36	0	145	12
2016-17	4	14	754	40	2	151	6
2017-18	3	11	633	47	3	132	2
2018-19	2	14	627	48	2	157	7
2019-20	8	31	750	65	3	403	35
2020-21	2	39	775	64	2	459	50
2021-22	1	53	607	42	1	333	47
2022-23	5	66	813	107	0	454	62
2023-24	5	45	991	147	1	374	62
2024-25	13	43	1,173	178	2	411	76
Average	5	33	780	77	2	302	36

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.