How Student Population Changes at COCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,195 where 4,155 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in COCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,760	2,963	3,797
2014-15	6,312 -448	2,879 -84	3,433 -364
2015-16	6,073 -239	2,797 -82	3,276 -157
2016-17	5,711 -362	2,638 -159	3,073 -203
2017-18	5,205 -506	2,369 -269	2,836 -237
2018-19	4,872 -333	2,265 -104	2,607 -229
2019-20	4,818 -54	2,220 -45	2,598 -9
2020-21	4,304 -514	1,831 -389	2,473 -125
2021-22	3,735 -569	1,667 -164	2,068 -405
2022-23	4,155 420	1,913 246	2,242 174
Average	5,195	2,354	2,840

Central Oregon Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.12%. The percentage was 75.81% 10 years ago and COCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.65% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Oregon Community 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	125	65	47	537	32	5,125	140
2014-15	112	79	35	561	25	4,505	165
2015-16	101	81	36	591	18	4,248	201
2016-17	99	80	30	614	15	4,106	227
2017-18	87	68	29	602	19	3,762	212
2018-19	83	66	30	574	12	3,537	216
2019-20	69	76	37	610	35	3,387	214
2020-21	51	60	28	528	16	3,018	198
2021-22	58	51	29	485	14	2,729	171
2022-23	55	63	27	606	9	2,581	172
Average	84	69	33	571	20	3,700	192

Central Oregon Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,280 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 274.27% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Oregon Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,312	342	874	5,096
2015-16	6,073	378	858	4,837
2016-17	5,711	426	885	4,400
2017-18	5,205	478	1,059	3,668
2018-19	4,872	493	1,124	3,255
2019-20	4,818	568	1,283	2,967
2020-21	4,304	3,546	391	367
2021-22	3,735	1,939	1,256	540
2022-23	4,155	1,280	1,194	1,681
Average	5,021	1,050	992	2,979

Most Searched Oregon Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of Oregon Public, four-years | Eugene
Oregon State University Public, four-years | Corvallis
Western Oregon University Public, four-years | Monmouth
Portland State University Public, four-years | Portland
Reed College Private, four-years | Portland
Portland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Portland
University of Portland Private, four-years | Portland
Oregon Health & Science University Public, four-years | Portland
Linfield University Private, four-years | McMinnville
Oregon Institute of Technology Public, four-years | Klamath Falls

compare schools

Graduate

Oregon State University Public, four-years | Corvallis
Oregon Institute of Technology Public, four-years | Klamath Falls
Western Oregon University Public, four-years | Monmouth
Mount Angel Seminary Private, four-years | Saint Benedict
George Fox University Private, four-years | Newberg
University of Oregon Public, four-years | Eugene
Portland State University Public, four-years | Portland
University of Western States Private, four-years | Portland
University of Portland Private, four-years | Portland
Oregon Health & Science University Public, four-years | Portland

compare schools

Online Schools

Portland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Portland
Lane Community College Public, 2-4 years | Eugene
Chemeketa Community College Public, four-years | Salem
University of Portland Private, four-years | Portland
Tillamook Bay Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tillamook
Oregon State University Public, four-years | Corvallis
Oregon Institute of Technology Public, four-years | Klamath Falls
Rogue Community College Public, 2-4 years | Grants Pass
Mt Hood Community College Public, four-years | Gresham
American College of Healthcare Sciences Private, four-years | Portland

compare schools

Trade Schools

Aveda Institute-Portland Private, 2-4 years | Portland
Sage School of Massage & Esthetics Private, Less than 2-years | Bend
Sumner College Private, four-years | Portland
Phagans Medford Beauty School Private, 2-4 years | Medford
Concorde Career College-Portland Private, 2-4 years | Portland
Phagans School of Hair Design Private, 2-4 years | Happy Valley
Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College Private, 2-4 years | Bend
East West College of the Healing Arts Private, Less than 2-years | Portland
Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty Private, 2-4 years | Grants Pass
Northwest College-Tualatin Private, 2-4 years | Tualatin

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at COCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes