FY2024 Impact Report

ENROLLMENT TRENDS Over the past decade, Mississippi’s community colleges have seen a major shift in how students access learning. Traditional face-to-face instruction has declined, while non- traditional, online, hybrid, and MSVCC, enrollments have increased, reflecting the growing demand for flexible learning formats. Enrollment Shift by Modality Figure 1 illustrates the learning modality shift from 2015 to 2024. Traditional enrollments declined consistently, while non-traditional modalities expanded, surpassing traditional formats in 2021. Figure 1 Enrollment Trends by Modality (2015 to 2024)

Enrollment Trends by Modality (2015 to 2024)

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Source: Maddali, S. (2025). [Custom enrollment data created for the MCCB eLearning and Instructional Technology Division annual report]. Unpublished raw data. A decade of detailed credit hour data further supports this shift. While Figure 1 highlights broad modality trends, Table 1 offers a more granular view of how instructional delivery has evolved year by year. Credit hours in traditional courses have steadily declined, while hybrid and online formats have significantly increased.

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