How Student Population Changes at Orange Coast

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 20,237 where 16,614 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Orange Coast.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	21,886	11,344	10,542
2014-15	21,775 -111	11,381 37	10,394 -148
2015-16	22,140 365	11,469 88	10,671 277
2016-17	21,731 -409	11,259 -210	10,472 -199
2017-18	22,156 425	11,414 155	10,742 270
2018-19	21,122 -1,034	10,831 -583	10,291 -451
2019-20	20,042 -1,080	10,439 -392	9,603 -688
2020-21	18,125 -1,917	8,701 -1,738	9,424 -179
2021-22	16,779 -1,346	8,084 -617	8,695 -729
2022-23	16,614 -165	8,351 267	8,263 -432
Average	20,237	10,327	9,910

Orange Coast College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.07% and the percentage of black students is 1.74% at Orange Coast College. 21.87% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Orange Coast 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	53	4,494	372	7,052	70	7,539	879
2014-15	52	4,312	346	7,394	63	7,349	933
2015-16	47	4,487	363	7,518	56	7,373	960
2016-17	40	4,410	349	7,422	61	7,190	955
2017-18	44	4,561	362	7,710	76	7,039	989
2018-19	48	4,432	355	7,446	61	6,469	951
2019-20	41	4,288	306	6,988	70	5,835	900
2020-21	48	3,997	282	6,128	60	5,442	918
2021-22	44	3,762	287	5,705	49	5,039	850
2022-23	44	3,633	289	5,917	43	4,829	871
Average	46	4,238	331	6,928	61	6,410	921

Orange Coast College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,668 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 279.52% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Orange Coast College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	21,775	703	2,577	18,495
2015-16	22,140	669	2,922	18,549
2016-17	21,731	755	2,760	18,216
2017-18	22,156	783	2,833	18,540
2018-19	21,122	663	2,862	17,597
2019-20	20,042	659	2,905	16,478
2020-21	18,125	3,476	9,115	5,534
2021-22	16,779	13,184	2,768	827
2022-23	16,614	2,668	6,494	7,452
Average	20,054	2,618	3,915	13,521

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Enrollment Trends at Orange Coast

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes