How Student Population Changes at Central Arizona

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,263 where 4,652 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Central Arizona than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Arizona College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,445	2,377	4,068
2014-15	5,937 -508	2,194 -183	3,743 -325
2015-16	5,849 -88	2,207 13	3,642 -101
2016-17	5,585 -264	2,105 -102	3,480 -162
2017-18	5,405 -180	2,048 -57	3,357 -123
2018-19	5,044 -361	1,873 -175	3,171 -186
2019-20	4,793 -251	1,852 -21	2,941 -230
2020-21	4,076 -717	1,432 -420	2,644 -297
2021-22	4,841 765	1,773 341	3,068 424
2022-23	4,652 -189	1,781 8	2,871 -197
Average	5,263	1,964	3,299

Central Arizona College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 37.38% and the percentage of black students is 6.75% at Central Arizona College. 2.19% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Arizona College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	297	106	451	1,819	30	3,000	219
2014-15	270	118	397	1,653	36	2,744	204
2015-16	275	126	385	1,699	26	2,565	221
2016-17	289	121	374	1,728	29	2,301	202
2017-18	268	110	359	1,763	21	2,139	233
2018-19	244	93	329	1,557	23	1,995	218
2019-20	217	82	269	1,771	18	1,835	188
2020-21	169	78	243	1,509	12	1,601	196
2021-22	167	91	285	1,763	16	1,940	200
2022-23	133	102	314	1,967	24	1,739	158
Average	233	103	341	1,723	24	2,186	204

Central Arizona College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

568 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -51.54% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Arizona College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,937	1,172	2,963	1,802
2015-16	5,849	1,221	2,836	1,792
2016-17	5,585	1,151	2,710	1,724
2017-18	5,405	1,169	2,546	1,690
2018-19	5,044	1,071	1,265	2,708
2019-20	4,793	363	3,289	1,141
2020-21	4,076	1,324	2,595	157
2021-22	4,841	962	3,086	793
2022-23	4,652	568	3,174	910
Average	5,131	1,000	2,718	1,413

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Enrollment Trends at Central Arizona

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes