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Who We Serve

Fall 2025 vs. Spring 2026 Enrollment
Description Fall 2025 Spring 2026
Enrollment* 5,624 5,237
Full-Time/Part-Time* 30%/70% 27%/73%
Delivered FTE* 3,197 2,933
Female/Male* 58%/42% 59%/41%
Fall 2025 vs. Spring 2026 Enrollment by Age
Age* Fall 2025 Spring 2026
Under 18 34% 28%
18-19 18% 24%
20-21 11% 12%
22-24 10% 10%
25-29 9% 9%
30-34 6% 6%
35-39 4% 5%
40-49 4% 4%
50-64 2% 2%
65+ 0% 0%
Average Age 22.6 22.9
Fall 2025 vs. Spring 2026 Enrollment by County of Residence
County of Residence* Fall 2025 Spring 2026
Boone 38% 39%
Campbell 11% 11%
Grant 6% 6%
Kenton 33% 33%
Pendleton 2% 2%
Hamilton (OH) 2% 2%
Other 5% 6%
Fall 2025 vs. Spring 2026 Enrollment by Student Classification
Student Classification* Fall 2025 Spring 2026
Freshmen 33% 27%
Sophomore 27% 32%
High School 38% 39%
Non-Degree 2% 1%

College Readiness

Fall 2025 vs. Spring 2026 College Readiness
Developmental Education Needsˆ Fall 2025 Spring 2026
New Student with 1 or More Developmental Needs 53% (416) 68% (161)
Developmental Needs in English 44% (348) 60% (141)
Developmental Needs in Mathematics 41% (324) 49% (116)
Developmental Needs in Reading 44% (349) 57% (134)
New Students with Need in All 3 Subjects 31% (248) 40% (94)

Non-Academic Challenges

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Student Characteristics
Student Characteristics** Fall 2025/Spring 2026
English Language Learners 5% (10)
Homeless 3% (7)
From economically disadvantaged families 23% (48)
Out of the workforce 9% (19)
Single parents 29% (59)

 

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Self-Identified Non-Academic Barriers
Self-Identified Non-Academic Barriers** Fall2025/Spring2026
Concerned about childcare needs being met 18% (37)
Concerned about grocery/food needs being met 38% (78)
Concerned about housing needs being met 32% (66)
Concerned about transportation needs being met 33% (67)

Student Financial Informationˆ

Percent of Credential-Seeking students who received grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution, or loans

  • Fall 2025: 79.12% (54.84% received PELL)
  • Spring 2026: 78.76% (53.61% received PELL)

* Data Source is Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) Official Enrollment Data. ā€œGenderā€ percentages omit ā€œNot Specifiedā€ students.

^ Data Source is PeopleSoft Student Information System, Unofficial Data.

** Data Source is KCTCS College Success Survey