Enrollment Trends at Monterey Peninsula

The student population at Monterey Peninsula College is 6,514 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 3,005 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
1,932 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 266.60% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,759 where 6,514 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Monterey Peninsula than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Monterey Peninsula College since 2013.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-149,5194,9354,584
2014-157,727
-1,792
3,594
-1,341
4,133
-451
2015-168,277
550
3,782
188
4,495
362
2016-177,815
-462
3,541
-241
4,274
-221
2017-187,816
1
3,648
107
4,168
-106
2018-198,017
201
3,711
63
4,306
138
2019-207,920
-97
3,540
-171
4,380
74
2020-217,154
-766
3,024
-516
4,130
-250
2021-226,828
-326
2,987
-37
3,841
-289
2022-236,514
-314
2,879
-108
3,635
-206
Average7,7593,5644,195
Monterey Peninsula College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.22% and the percentage of black students is 2.39% at Monterey Peninsula College. 5.73% of enrolled students is Asian.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Monterey Peninsula College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14538014192,946884,403360
2014-15256163002,778783,260401
2015-16366573133,071763,313392
2016-17256502703,133712,972403
2017-18336152723,246802,861458
2018-19236362583,602702,683500
2019-20255792373,580682,403448
2020-21295192293,339582,198456
2021-22164552023,226542,213444
2022-23213731563,214491,773426
Average295902663,214692,808429
Monterey Peninsula College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,932 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 266.60% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Monterey Peninsula College from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,7275271,3525,848
2015-168,2775141,4256,338
2016-177,8155771,3645,874
2017-187,8167221,5505,544
2018-198,0177921,7125,513
2019-207,9208211,8145,285
2020-217,1545,487830837
2021-226,8283,0991,8031,926
2022-236,5141,9322,0892,493
Average7,5631,6081,5494,406
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