Enrollment Trends at Westmoreland College

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,664 where 3,990 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Westmoreland College than male students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,517	2,093	3,424
2016-17	5,554 37	2,156 63	3,398 -26
2017-18	5,084 -470	1,982 -174	3,102 -296
2018-19	4,848 -236	1,749 -233	3,099 -3
2019-20	4,645 -203	1,734 -15	2,911 -188
2020-21	4,369 -276	1,477 -257	2,892 -19
2021-22	4,182 -187	1,427 -50	2,755 -137
2022-23	4,171 -11	1,427	2,744 -11
2023-24	4,275 104	1,440 13	2,835 91
2024-25	3,990 -285	1,478 38	2,512 -323
Average	4,664	1,696	2,967

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.88%. The percentage was 91.77% 10 years ago and Westmoreland College still has a high percentage of white students. 1.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.01% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.81% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 91.77% to 80.88%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.67% to 1.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.03% to 4.01%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.76% to 2.81%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3427 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1559 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Westmoreland County Community College 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	10	37	167	97	0	5,063	143
2016-17	8	35	185	92	3	5,079	152
2017-18	10	30	185	84	1	4,585	159
2018-19	6	41	134	91	1	4,376	168
2019-20	7	44	143	114	1	4,131	174
2020-21	5	41	136	109	0	3,837	195
2021-22	12	37	124	66	3	3,697	139
2022-23	14	38	129	81	4	3,353	118
2023-24	14	51	142	99	4	3,311	101
2024-25	8	52	160	112	3	3,227	101
Average	9	41	151	95	2	4,066	145