Enrollment Trends at WITC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,855 where 2,940 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 3,021 students in 2018 and was lowest at 2,656 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,894 to 2,940 students, a net gain of 46 (1.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,894	1,142	1,752
2016-17	2,944 50	1,137 -5	1,807 55
2017-18	3,021 77	1,140 3	1,881 74
2018-19	2,963 -58	1,102 -38	1,861 -20
2019-20	2,966 3	1,038 -64	1,928 67
2020-21	2,818 -148	1,017 -21	1,801 -127
2021-22	2,656 -162	985 -32	1,671 -130
2022-23	2,677 21	1,080 95	1,597 -74
2023-24	2,668 -9	1,064 -16	1,604 7
2024-25	2,940 272	1,205 141	1,735 131
Average	2,855	1,091	1,764

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 86.09%. The percentage was 92.88% 10 years ago and WITC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.97% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.30% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 92.88% to 86.09%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.45% to 1.16%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.73% to 1.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.45% to 3.30%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2554 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1364 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwood Technical 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	59	13	21	13	4	2,688	60
2016-17	52	27	29	17	2	2,706	64
2017-18	65	36	19	14	4	2,769	73
2018-19	85	32	34	22	6	2,680	65
2019-20	91	31	38	42	3	2,665	70
2020-21	110	31	38	61	6	2,483	43
2021-22	80	45	51	76	6	2,305	45
2022-23	107	37	54	74	2	2,304	40
2023-24	111	33	60	99	2	2,278	48
2024-25	119	34	58	97	5	2,531	47
Average	88	32	40	52	4	2,541	56