Enrollment Trends at TWSTC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,380 where 1,962 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 1,962 students in 2025 and was lowest at 601 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 601 to 1,962 students, a net gain of 1,361 (226.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tulsa Welding School-Houston since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	601	580	21
2016-17	945 344	905 325	40 19
2017-18	1,177 232	1,097 192	80 40
2018-19	1,418 241	1,319 222	99 19
2019-20	1,470 52	1,340 21	130 31
2020-21	1,628 158	1,501 161	127 -3
2021-22	1,273 -355	1,154 -347	119 -8
2022-23	1,529 256	1,347 193	182 63
2023-24	1,799 270	1,598 251	201 19
2024-25	1,962 163	1,720 122	242 41
Average	1,380	1,256	124

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 16.36% and the percentage of black students is 37.56% at Tulsa Welding School-Houston. 1.73% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 42.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 26.79% to 16.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.50% to 1.73%. Black student enrollment increased from 26.46% to 37.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 40.60% to 42.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6524 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6924 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tulsa Welding School-Houston 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	5	3	159	244	1	161	18
2016-17	4	3	253	336	1	244	34
2017-18	12	8	385	415	0	292	36
2018-19	6	10	390	496	5	398	46
2019-20	10	9	395	607	3	294	52
2020-21	16	3	512	525	4	380	54
2021-22	12	5	388	391	4	298	7
2022-23	17	13	478	642	4	320	2
2023-24	18	21	534	780	7	294	0
2024-25	6	34	737	831	7	321	2
Average	11	11	423	527	4	300	25

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Tulsa Welding School-Houston does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.