How Student Population Changes at Portland CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,687 where 19,400 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Portland CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32,411	15,117	17,294
2014-15	30,929 -1,482	14,305 -812	16,624 -670
2015-16	29,003 -1,926	13,437 -868	15,566 -1,058
2016-17	28,494 -509	13,285 -152	15,209 -357
2017-18	28,005 -489	12,955 -330	15,050 -159
2018-19	27,046 -959	12,403 -552	14,643 -407
2019-20	27,650 604	12,694 291	14,956 313
2020-21	22,904 -4,746	9,690 -3,004	13,214 -1,742
2021-22	21,029 -1,875	8,882 -808	12,147 -1,067
2022-23	19,400 -1,629	8,251 -631	11,149 -998
Average	26,687	12,102	14,585

Portland Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.14%. The percentage was 61.70% 10 years ago and Portland CC still has a high percentage of white students. 7.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.26% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Portland 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	344	2,081	1,795	3,351	168	19,998	1,486
2014-15	318	2,125	1,775	3,181	178	18,720	1,655
2015-16	264	2,074	1,453	3,099	173	17,159	1,747
2016-17	220	2,116	1,327	3,305	191	16,513	1,785
2017-18	231	2,156	1,291	3,417	188	15,931	1,925
2018-19	220	2,051	1,273	3,378	180	15,281	1,957
2019-20	192	2,198	1,277	3,996	186	15,158	1,982
2020-21	149	1,766	1,089	3,777	148	12,563	1,640
2021-22	126	1,649	1,034	3,895	137	11,498	1,446
2022-23	137	1,491	1,021	3,935	141	10,116	1,333
Average	220	1,971	1,334	3,533	169	15,294	1,696

Portland Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,669 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 45% of total students. The number of online students has increased 73.94% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Portland Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	30,929	4,984	6,686	19,259
2015-16	29,003	4,811	6,038	18,154
2016-17	28,494	4,517	6,123	17,854
2017-18	28,005	4,807	6,212	16,986
2018-19	27,046	5,064	6,070	15,912
2019-20	27,650	4,310	4,726	18,614
2020-21	22,904	21,275	145	1,484
2021-22	21,029	12,370	4,723	3,936
2022-23	19,400	8,669	5,746	4,985
Average	26,051	7,867	5,163	13,020

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Enrollment Trends at Portland CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes