The student population at Los Angeles Southwest College is 4,913 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,951 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 2.15 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

3,732 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 515.84% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,091 where 4,913 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.15 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Los Angeles Southwest than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-147,8642,4275,437
2014-156,937
-927
2,136
-291
4,801
-636
2015-166,826
-111
2,127
-9
4,699
-102
2016-176,655
-171
2,026
-101
4,629
-70
2017-185,848
-807
1,775
-251
4,073
-556
2018-195,678
-170
1,776
1
3,902
-171
2019-206,409
731
2,015
239
4,394
492
2020-215,216
-1,193
1,500
-515
3,716
-678
2021-224,565
-651
1,425
-75
3,140
-576
2022-234,913
348
1,562
137
3,351
211
Average6,0911,8774,214
Los Angeles Southwest College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 5.54% and the percentage of black students is 36.19% at Los Angeles Southwest College. 3.66% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Los Angeles Southwest College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14171284,2032,86616139187
2014-15131313,9172,35619114171
2015-16151163,8192,4112194171
2016-17101123,5742,50021112164
2017-1811822,6742,41619108129
2018-198622,1182,60215100100
2019-206582,6253,04913180171
2020-2191471,8362,6109251148
2021-2271581,6192,2199277108
2022-2361801,7782,38410272158
Average101172,8162,54115165151
Los Angeles Southwest College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,732 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 76% of total students. The number of online students has increased 515.84% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Los Angeles Southwest College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,9376067635,568
2015-166,8266747485,404
2016-176,6557177945,144
2017-185,8487169474,185
2018-195,6787249893,965
2019-206,4091,2531,1534,003
2020-215,2161,6701,3182,228
2021-224,5654,110275180
2022-234,9133,732621560
Average5,8941,5788453,471

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