Enrollment Trends at WSCC

-48

Total Enrollment

-219

Men

171

Women

The student population at Walters State Community College is 5,899 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 48 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.79 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,168 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 91.16% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,873 where 5,899 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.79 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WSCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Walters State Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-165,9472,3323,615
2016-175,951
4
2,292
-40
3,659
44
2017-186,075
124
2,338
46
3,737
78
2018-196,144
69
2,298
-40
3,846
109
2019-206,279
135
2,254
-44
4,025
179
2020-215,742
-537
2,014
-240
3,728
-297
2021-225,379
-363
1,879
-135
3,500
-228
2022-235,477
98
1,959
80
3,518
18
2023-245,833
356
2,100
141
3,733
215
2024-255,899
66
2,113
13
3,786
53
Average5,8732,1583,715
Walters State Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.06%. The percentage was 90.43% 10 years ago and WSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.17% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.17% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 90.43% to 82.06%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.89% to 1.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.03% to 2.17%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.08% to 10.17%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3146 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1804 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Walters State Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16125312118315,378119
2016-17175412418315,404129
2017-18154914423575,436159
2018-19156714028725,449156
2019-20217713933755,505154
2020-21138012530655,034145
2021-22126911534744,624146
2022-23137911241764,641150
2023-24238914653584,794173
2024-25197812860054,841183
Average167012934345,111151
Walters State Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,168 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 91.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Walters State Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,9476112,0113,325
2016-175,9516151,9873,349
2017-186,0756512,1003,324
2018-196,1447622,2463,136
2019-206,2798602,2243,195
2020-215,7429012,5752,266
2021-225,3791,4532,1071,819
2022-235,4771,0291,9862,462
2023-245,8331,1752,3672,291
2024-255,8991,1682,1372,594
Average5,8739232,1742,776

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