Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,593 where 11,885 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 12,323 students in 2020 and was lowest at 10,106 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 10,934 to 11,885 students, a net gain of 951 (8.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tyler Junior College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 43.74% and the percentage of black students is 15.28% at Tyler Junior College. 1.60% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.44% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.39% to 43.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.31% to 1.60%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.50% to 15.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.44% to 29.44%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6963 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6264 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tyler Junior College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.66% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tyler Junior College from 2015 to 2025.