How Student Population Changes at Pierce College

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,462 where 15,372 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Pierce College than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Los Angeles Pierce College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20,080	9,407	10,673
2014-15	21,034 954	9,677 270	11,357 684
2015-16	20,767 -267	9,507 -170	11,260 -97
2016-17	20,618 -149	9,340 -167	11,278 18
2017-18	17,655 -2,963	8,022 -1,318	9,633 -1,645
2018-19	17,664 9	7,970 -52	9,694 61
2019-20	18,765 1,101	8,353 383	10,412 718
2020-21	17,521 -1,244	7,269 -1,084	10,252 -160
2021-22	15,148 -2,373	6,506 -763	8,642 -1,610
2022-23	15,372 224	6,783 277	8,589 -53
Average	18,462	8,283	10,179

Los Angeles Pierce College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.80% and the percentage of black students is 4.92% at Los Angeles Pierce College. 8.49% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Los Angeles Pierce 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	46	2,265	1,187	9,174	44	5,900	624
2014-15	40	2,307	1,240	9,769	36	6,065	641
2015-16	41	2,216	1,134	9,861	33	6,018	661
2016-17	31	2,196	1,086	9,989	32	5,934	670
2017-18	45	1,623	837	8,650	44	4,477	535
2018-19	41	1,376	676	8,783	37	3,631	484
2019-20	16	978	868	9,058	44	5,423	578
2020-21	19	1,632	744	8,626	23	4,927	649
2021-22	19	1,404	689	7,343	23	4,336	607
2022-23	22	1,305	756	7,864	24	4,119	600
Average	32	1,730	922	8,912	34	5,083	605

Los Angeles Pierce College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,932 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 52% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,559.41% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Los Angeles Pierce College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	21,034	478	1,063	19,493
2015-16	20,767	588	1,228	18,951
2016-17	20,618	872	1,589	18,157
2017-18	17,655	1,054	1,989	14,612
2018-19	17,664	1,727	2,759	13,178
2019-20	18,765	2,453	3,464	12,848
2020-21	17,521	2,012	4,769	10,740
2021-22	15,148	11,660	2,310	1,178
2022-23	15,372	7,932	4,362	3,078
Average	18,283	3,197	2,615	12,471

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Enrollment Trends at Pierce College

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes