Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,115 where 4,466 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 4,773 students in 2019 and was lowest at 3,567 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,708 to 4,466 students, a net gain of 758 (20.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 42.10% and the percentage of black students is 42.03% at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. 0.49% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.35% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.57% to 42.10%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.67% to 0.49%. Black student enrollment increased from 30.83% to 42.03%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.39% to 11.35%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6322 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5350 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,347 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 216.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College from 2015 to 2025.