Enrollment Trends at SFCC

The student population at Santa Fe Community College is 3,266 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,999 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

451 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -21.43% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,425 where 3,266 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SFCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,265	2,445	3,820
2014-15	5,475 -790	2,157 -288	3,318 -502
2015-16	4,880 -595	1,963 -194	2,917 -401
2016-17	4,739 -141	1,818 -145	2,921 4
2017-18	4,581 -158	1,819 1	2,762 -159
2018-19	4,207 -374	1,683 -136	2,524 -238
2019-20	4,110 -97	1,630 -53	2,480 -44
2020-21	3,459 -651	1,170 -460	2,289 -191
2021-22	3,266 -193	1,158 -12	2,108 -181
2022-23	3,266 0	1,222 64	2,044 -64
Average	4,425	1,707	2,718

Santa Fe Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.74% and the percentage of black students is 1.44% at Santa Fe Community College. 1.47% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Fe 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	214	102	100	2,901	4	2,489	83
2014-15	294	91	90	2,607	6	2,075	84
2015-16	262	65	100	2,415	10	1,776	72
2016-17	265	86	90	2,344	6	1,750	67
2017-18	293	85	78	2,290	4	1,645	67
2018-19	266	82	60	2,041	6	1,463	50
2019-20	290	65	52	1,976	5	1,422	51
2020-21	163	63	48	1,847	4	1,024	49
2021-22	205	50	43	1,683	2	1,031	47
2022-23	230	48	47	1,688	6	1,004	45
Average	248	74	71	2,179	5	1,568	62

Santa Fe Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

451 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -21.43% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Fe Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,475	574	1,102	3,799
2015-16	4,880	631	991	3,258
2016-17	4,739	675	988	3,076
2017-18	4,581	704	949	2,928
2018-19	4,207	658	833	2,716
2019-20	4,110	582	778	2,750
2020-21	3,459	2,795	320	344
2021-22	3,266	1,467	718	1,081
2022-23	3,266	451	364	2,451
Average	4,220	949	783	2,489

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