Student Population at SCC

Total Enrollment

5,529 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

5,529

Online Enrollment

2,331

Men Students

2,213

Women Students

3,316

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,529 students have enrolled at Somerset Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 2,213 male and 3,316 female students are attending Somerset Community College. By attendance status, there are 2,019 full-time students and 3,510 part-time students.

The number of students at Somerset Community College is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Kentucky.

Somerset Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,331 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,213 male and 3,316 female students attending SCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 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	5,529	2,019	3,510
Men	2,213	866	1,347
Women	3,316	1,153	2,163

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,082 White students (91.92%) and 178 Hispanic students (3.22%) at Somerset Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Somerset Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Somerset Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	13	6	7
Asian	37	14	23
Black or African American	63	25	38
Hispanic	178	80	98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	5,082	2,034	3,048
Two or More Races	123	44	79
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	7	20
Total	5,529	2,213	3,316

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,921 students whose age under twenty five and 1,027 students whose age is over thirty years old at Somerset Community College.

Especially, 1,633 students are younger than eighteen and 23 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Somerset Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,529	2,213	3,316
Under 18	1,633	727	906
18-19	1,173	551	622
20-21	657	267	390
22-24	458	150	308
25-29	581	162	419
30-34	385	112	273
35-39	240	84	156
40-49	265	104	161
50-64	114	45	69
65 and over	23	11	12
Total	5,529	2,213	3,316

Online Student Population

At Somerset Community College, 3,382 students (61.17% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,331 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, 2,294 students live in Kentucky where Somerset Community College is located in and 37 students have enrolled from other states.