The student population at Western Iowa Tech Community College is 5,482 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 670 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
2,096 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 49.82% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,571 where 5,482 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Iowa Tech CC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Iowa Tech Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 56.13%. The percentage was 64.11% 10 years ago and Western Iowa Tech CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.13% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.18% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.55% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.11% to 56.13%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.39% to 2.13%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.35% to 6.18%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.10% to 22.55%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6289 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5639 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Iowa Tech Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,096 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 49.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Iowa Tech Community College from 2015 to 2025.