SELECT SUM(student_count) AS all_student_count
FROM courses;
mysql> SELECT SUM(student_count) AS all_student_count
-> FROM courses;
+-------------------+
| all_student_count |
+-------------------+
| 9290 |
+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
SELECT SUM(column_name) FROM table_name;
SELECT SUM(student_count) AS select_student_sum
FROM courses
WHERE teacher_id = 3;
mysql> SELECT SUM(student_count) AS select_student_sum
-> FROM courses
-> WHERE teacher_id = 3;
+--------------------+
|select_student_sum |
+--------------------+
| 4570 |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)