Student Population at DCC

Total Enrollment

7,047 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

7,047

Online Enrollment

1,124

Men Students

3,132

Women Students

3,915

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,047 students have enrolled at Dutchess Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 3,132 male and 3,915 female students are attending Dutchess Community College. By attendance status, there are 2,556 full-time students and 4,491 part-time students.

The number of students at Dutchess Community College is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as SUNY Broome Community College and Clinton Community College, its population is large (average population is 5,633).

Dutchess Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,124 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 Dutchess Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,132 male and 3,915 female students attending DCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.80 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 DCC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at DCC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,047	2,556	4,491
Men	3,132	1,234	1,898
Women	3,915	1,322	2,593

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,653 White students (51.84%) and 1,607 Hispanic students (22.80%) at Dutchess Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dutchess Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dutchess Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	17	6	11
Asian	264	129	135
Black or African American	714	288	426
Hispanic	1,607	682	925
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0	4
White	3,653	1,662	1,991
Two or More Races	284	109	175
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	464	231	233
Total	7,047	3,132	3,915

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,237 students whose age under twenty five and 502 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dutchess Community College.

Especially, 3,311 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Dutchess Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,047	3,132	3,915
Under 18	3,311	1,422	1,889
18-19	1,719	881	838
20-21	785	393	392
22-24	422	189	233
25-29	308	106	202
30-34	168	55	113
35-39	120	34	86
40-49	127	37	90
50-64	81	12	69
65 and over	6	3	3
Total	7,047	3,132	3,915

Online Student Population

At Dutchess Community College, 2,554 students (36.24% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,124 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, 1,110 students live in New York where Dutchess Community College is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.