Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CNCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Colorado.
CNCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,329 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Colorado average (12,164 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Colorado Northwestern Community College1,2711,271
Similarly Ranked Schools1,3291,329
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Colorado12,16410,200
The below chart compares the student population between Colorado Northwestern Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 543 male and 728 female students attending CNCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CNCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CNCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,271431840
Men543188355
Women728243485

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 881 White students (69.32%) and 243 Hispanic students (19.12%) at Colorado Northwestern Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Colorado Northwestern Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1587
Asian642
Black or African American1174
Hispanic24387156
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White881380501
Two or More Races602931
Race/Ethnicity Unknown331716
Total 1,271543728

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,112 students whose age under twenty five and 103 students whose age is over thirty years old at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Especially, 719 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Population by Student Age at Colorado Northwestern Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,271 543728
Under 18719 327392
18-19230 114116
20-2188 3355
22-2475 2847
25-2956 1442
30-3438 731
35-3934 1024
40-4919 613
50-6410 37
65 and over2 11
Total 1,271 543728

Online Student Population

At Colorado Northwestern Community College, 430 students (33.83% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 140 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 129 students live in Colorado where Colorado Northwestern Community College is located in and 11 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,271
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes140
Enrolled Some in Online Classes290
Not Enrolled in Online Classes841
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)140
Colorado Residents129
Other State in U.S.11
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0