Yana McGuire
Staff Writer
WCC’s student demographical information for the fall 2024 semester, according to data presented by Linda Blakey, provost and chief operating officer, at the Nov. 12 board of trustee meeting.
The Washtenaw Community College fall 2024 semester headcount is 11,220, which is 409 more than in the fall of 2023, according to the data Linda Blakey, Provost & Chief Operating Officer provided in her enrollment profile presentation to WCC’s board of trustee members.
Degree-seeking students make up 70% of the headcount and transfer students make up 58%. These numbers are considered to be misleading because dually enrolled students cannot be reported to the state or federal government as degree-seeking.
Dually enrolled students account for 1,489 students, an increase of 155 from the previous fall semester. These students are enrolled in college and high school diploma credits at the same time.
Out of the dually enrolled students, WTMC’s percentage has decreased from 32% to 27%.
53% of all students enrolled are female. This percentage is expected to shift for the 2024-2025 enrollment report after summer 2025 due to the substantial number of male trade students that will be attending during the summer semester.
Minority enrollment increased slightly from fall 2023’s 38.3% to fall 2024’s 39.7%. African American students make up 16%, Hispanic students make up 9%, and Asian students make up 8%. Students who identify as two or more ethnicities make up 6%. White students are the majority, with 60% of student enrollment.
“For all the categories except Asian, we are enrolling a higher percentage than what is in the population of the county,” Blakey said.
