How Student Population Changes at Golden West

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,596 where 10,053 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.19 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Golden West than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	12,717	5,997	6,720
2014-15	12,394 -323	5,838 -159	6,556 -164
2015-16	12,093 -301	5,739 -99	6,354 -202
2016-17	11,857 -236	5,509 -230	6,348 -6
2017-18	11,610 -247	5,347 -162	6,263 -85
2018-19	11,621 11	5,255 -92	6,366 103
2019-20	12,025 404	5,405 150	6,620 254
2020-21	11,396 -629	4,756 -649	6,640 20
2021-22	10,189 -1,207	4,385 -371	5,804 -836
2022-23	10,053 -136	4,593 208	5,460 -344
Average	11,596	5,282	6,313

Golden West College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.76% and the percentage of black students is 2.01% at Golden West College. 28.79% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Golden West 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	32	3,487	249	3,851	62	3,998	548
2014-15	37	3,421	258	3,906	64	3,792	549
2015-16	40	3,219	234	3,856	68	3,769	558
2016-17	34	3,125	231	3,908	52	3,593	554
2017-18	30	2,964	261	3,976	58	3,368	591
2018-19	25	2,909	235	4,119	62	3,322	599
2019-20	32	3,216	227	4,367	53	3,003	559
2020-21	20	3,242	218	3,910	51	2,945	568
2021-22	18	2,984	194	3,544	49	2,531	494
2022-23	14	2,894	202	3,549	47	2,389	494
Average	28	3,146	231	3,899	57	3,271	551

Golden West College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,090 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 209.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Golden West College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	12,394	1,320	2,824	8,250
2015-16	12,093	1,534	2,812	7,747
2016-17	11,857	1,390	2,542	7,925
2017-18	11,610	1,462	2,666	7,482
2018-19	11,621	1,610	2,809	7,202
2019-20	12,025	1,800	3,172	7,053
2020-21	11,396	4,323	4,454	2,619
2021-22	10,189	5,846	2,958	1,385
2022-23	10,053	4,090	3,146	2,817
Average	11,471	2,597	3,043	5,831

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Enrollment Trends at Golden West

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes