Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,905 where 5,890 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 6,181 students in 2020 and was lowest at 5,582 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,128 to 5,890 students, a net loss of 238 (3.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tri-County Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 72.92%. The percentage was 80.89% 10 years ago and TCTC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.49% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.22% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.89% to 72.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.26% to 1.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.76% to 10.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.41% to 9.22%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4474 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3334 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tri-County Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
918 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 96.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tri-County Technical College from 2015 to 2025.