Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares GSCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Alabama.
GSCC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,289 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Alabama average (3,152 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Gadsden State Community College5,0715,071
Similarly Ranked Schools3,2893,289
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Alabama3,1523,152
The below chart compares the student population between Gadsden State Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,018 male and 3,053 female students attending GSCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.66 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 GSCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GSCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,0711,9943,077
Men2,0188351,183
Women3,0531,1591,894

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,422 White students (67.48%) and 847 Black or African American students (16.70%) at Gadsden State Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Gadsden State Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gadsden State Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1596
Asian481929
Black or African American847280567
Hispanic427178249
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander440
White3,4221,4042,018
Two or More Races26599166
Race/Ethnicity Unknown431
Total 5,0712,0183,053

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,915 students whose age under twenty five and 705 students whose age is over thirty years old at Gadsden State Community College.
Especially, 1,312 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Gadsden State Community College.
Population by Student Age at Gadsden State Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,071 2,0183,053
Under 181,312 627685
18-191,374 622752
20-21733 307426
22-24496 156340
25-29451 115336
30-34261 60201
35-39166 47119
40-49177 50127
50-6490 2763
65 and over11 74
Total 5,071 2,0183,053

Online Student Population

At Gadsden State Community College, 2,806 students (55.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,060 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, 1,024 students live in Alabama where Gadsden State Community College is located in and 36 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,071
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,060
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,746
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,265
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,060
Alabama Residents1,024
Other State in U.S.36
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0