How Student Population Changes at WLAC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,979 where 8,656 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WLAC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,767	4,347	6,420
2014-15	10,641 -126	4,431 84	6,210 -210
2015-16	11,141 500	4,632 201	6,509 299
2016-17	12,422 1,281	5,029 397	7,393 884
2017-18	10,477 -1,945	4,376 -653	6,101 -1,292
2018-19	11,743 1,266	4,653 277	7,090 989
2019-20	13,048 1,305	4,939 286	8,109 1,019
2020-21	11,417 -1,631	4,354 -585	7,063 -1,046
2021-22	9,481 -1,936	3,735 -619	5,746 -1,317
2022-23	8,656 -825	3,534 -201	5,122 -624
Average	10,979	4,403	6,576

West Los Angeles College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 15.52% and the percentage of black students is 20.64% at West Los Angeles College. 5.79% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Los Angeles 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	34	574	3,380	4,363	22	1,442	342
2014-15	29	563	3,187	4,490	25	1,345	379
2015-16	30	598	3,220	4,770	25	1,380	402
2016-17	29	759	3,399	5,392	32	1,604	441
2017-18	47	483	2,454	4,696	35	1,186	309
2018-19	29	526	2,353	5,500	26	1,189	356
2019-20	23	541	2,836	6,218	39	1,858	458
2020-21	21	720	2,258	5,510	17	1,729	460
2021-22	15	682	1,781	4,563	10	1,562	372
2022-23	15	501	1,787	4,289	16	1,343	351
Average	27	595	2,666	4,979	25	1,464	387

West Los Angeles College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,181 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 72% of total students. The number of online students has increased 171.45% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Los Angeles College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,641	2,277	1,997	6,367
2015-16	11,141	3,023	2,370	5,748
2016-17	12,422	4,127	2,554	5,741
2017-18	10,477	3,710	2,141	4,626
2018-19	11,743	4,912	2,217	4,614
2019-20	13,048	6,282	2,212	4,554
2020-21	11,417	4,493	2,565	4,359
2021-22	9,481	8,417	650	414
2022-23	8,656	6,181	1,190	1,285
Average	11,003	4,825	1,988	4,190

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Enrollment Trends at WLAC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes