The student population at Orange Coast College is 16,614 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 5,272 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2,668 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 279.52% since 2014.

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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,88611,34410,542
2014-1521,775
-111
11,381
37
10,394
-148
2015-1622,140
365
11,469
88
10,671
277
2016-1721,731
-409
11,259
-210
10,472
-199
2017-1822,156
425
11,414
155
10,742
270
2018-1921,122
-1,034
10,831
-583
10,291
-451
2019-2020,042
-1,080
10,439
-392
9,603
-688
2020-2118,125
-1,917
8,701
-1,738
9,424
-179
2021-2216,779
-1,346
8,084
-617
8,695
-729
2022-2316,614
-165
8,351
267
8,263
-432
Average20,23710,3279,910
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14534,4943727,052707,539879
2014-15524,3123467,394637,349933
2015-16474,4873637,518567,373960
2016-17404,4103497,422617,190955
2017-18444,5613627,710767,039989
2018-19484,4323557,446616,469951
2019-20414,2883066,988705,835900
2020-21483,9972826,128605,442918
2021-22443,7622875,705495,039850
2022-23443,6332895,917434,829871
Average464,2383316,928616,410921
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1521,7757032,57718,495
2015-1622,1406692,92218,549
2016-1721,7317552,76018,216
2017-1822,1567832,83318,540
2018-1921,1226632,86217,597
2019-2020,0426592,90516,478
2020-2118,1253,4769,1155,534
2021-2216,77913,1842,768827
2022-2316,6142,6686,4947,452
Average20,0542,6183,91513,521

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