Student Population at SCC

Total Enrollment

1,135 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,135

Online Enrollment

166

Men Students

355

Women Students

780

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,135 students have enrolled at Salem Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 355 male and 780 female students are attending Salem Community College. By attendance status, there are 498 full-time students and 637 part-time students.

The number of students at Salem Community College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey.

Salem Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 166 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SCC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey average (7,342 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
Salem Community College	1,135	1,135
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges	5,796	5,801
2-4 Years Colleges	3,035	3,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey	7,342	7,342

The below chart compares the student population between Salem Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 355 male and 780 female students attending SCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.46 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 SCC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SCC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,135	498	637
Men	355	188	167
Women	780	310	470

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 495 White students (43.61%) and 311 Black or African American students (27.40%) at Salem Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Salem Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salem Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	30	9	21
Black or African American	311	68	243
Hispanic	165	57	108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	495	172	323
Two or More Races	53	19	34
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	74	27	47
Total	1,135	355	780

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 742 students whose age under twenty five and 258 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salem Community College.

Especially, 193 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Salem Community College.

Population by Student Age at Salem Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,135	355	780
Under 18	193	70	123
18-19	275	116	159
20-21	141	56	85
22-24	133	43	90
25-29	134	37	97
30-34	94	15	79
35-39	72	9	63
40-49	57	3	54
50-64	25	4	21
65 and over	10	1	9
unknown	1	1	0
Total	1,135	355	780

Online Student Population

At Salem Community College, 609 students (53.66% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 166 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, 139 students live in New Jersey where Salem Community College is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.