Student Population at SCC

Total Enrollment

1,111 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,111

Online Enrollment

165

Men Students

391

Women Students

720

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,111 students have enrolled at Salem Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 391 male and 720 female students are attending Salem Community College. By attendance status, there are 520 full-time students and 591 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 165 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 Salem Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 391 male and 720 female students attending SCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.54 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	1,111	520	591
Men	391	231	160
Women	720	289	431

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 460 White students (41.40%) and 233 Black or African American students (20.97%) 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	0	4
Asian	32	10	22
Black or African American	233	59	174
Hispanic	133	49	84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	460	193	267
Two or More Races	34	7	27
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	206	64	142
Total	1,111	391	720

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 763 students whose age under twenty five and 253 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salem Community College.

Especially, 224 students are younger than eighteen and 8 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	1,111	391	720
Under 18	224	76	148
18-19	295	115	180
20-21	135	80	55
22-24	109	51	58
25-29	94	22	72
30-34	92	24	68
35-39	53	6	47
40-49	66	4	62
50-64	34	8	26
65 and over	8	5	3
unknown	1	0	1
Total	1,111	391	720

Online Student Population

At Salem Community College, 606 students (54.55% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 165 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, 131 students live in New Jersey where Salem Community College is located in and 29 students have enrolled from other states.