Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,040 where 4,290 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,296 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,575 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,165 to 4,290 students, a net gain of 125 (3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Texarkana College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.89%. The percentage was 63.67% 10 years ago and Texarkana still has a high percentage of white students. 1.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 24.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.82% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.67% to 53.89%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.25% to 1.12%. Black student enrollment increased from 23.15% to 24.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.46% to 11.82%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6343 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5352 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Texarkana College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
784 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 116.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texarkana College from 2015 to 2025.