Enrollment Trends at WCC

-2,206

Total Enrollment

-1,024

Men

-1,182

Women

The student population at Waubonsee Community College is 8,305 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,206 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,250 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 21.71% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,741 where 8,305 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in WCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1610,5114,7525,759
2016-1710,081
-430
4,596
-156
5,485
-274
2017-189,518
-563
4,367
-229
5,151
-334
2018-199,176
-342
4,229
-138
4,947
-204
2019-208,665
-511
3,893
-336
4,772
-175
2020-217,564
-1,101
3,225
-668
4,339
-433
2021-227,779
215
3,434
209
4,345
6
2022-237,491
-288
3,302
-132
4,189
-156
2023-248,324
833
3,742
440
4,582
393
2024-258,305
-19
3,728
-14
4,577
-5
Average8,7413,9274,815
Waubonsee Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 37.86% and the percentage of black students is 7.77% at Waubonsee Community College. 4.02% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 46.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.08% to 37.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.23% to 4.02%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.78% to 7.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 34.98% to 46.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6308 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6307 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16173407133,67775,159214
2016-17183146323,57935,003251
2017-18173216153,39374,743240
2018-19213365733,46754,410219
2019-20143295653,392103,992185
2020-21122695272,710123,736184
2021-22182985522,98053,642185
2022-2393415083,09193,242191
2023-24143245633,63653,399175
2024-25203346453,87583,144192
Average163215893,38074,047204
Waubonsee Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,250 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 21.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Waubonsee Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1610,5111,0271,5177,967
2016-1710,0819801,5977,504
2017-189,5181,0021,6486,868
2018-199,1769651,6766,535
2019-208,6659101,6426,113
2020-217,5643,4731,8322,259
2021-227,7792,2662,5232,990
2022-237,4911,3982,0434,050
2023-248,3241,2342,1454,945
2024-258,3051,2502,2904,765
Average8,7411,4511,8915,400

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