The student population at Santa Barbara City College is 12,675 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 6,656 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,199 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 62.63% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,493 where 12,675 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SBCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,3318,96410,367
2014-1517,927
-1,404
8,402
-562
9,525
-842
2015-1617,920
-7
8,388
-14
9,532
7
2016-1716,642
-1,278
7,781
-607
8,861
-671
2017-1816,385
-257
7,713
-68
8,672
-189
2018-1914,646
-1,739
6,742
-971
7,904
-768
2019-2014,133
-513
6,377
-365
7,756
-148
2020-2112,525
-1,608
5,304
-1,073
7,221
-535
2021-2212,746
221
5,476
172
7,270
49
2022-2312,675
-71
5,606
130
7,069
-201
Average15,4937,0758,418
Santa Barbara City College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.14% and the percentage of black students is 2.31% at Santa Barbara City College. 4.43% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14688945806,066338,110818
2014-15648886355,878267,391841
2015-16588756416,103327,199890
2016-17538345755,778346,582782
2017-18618374825,742236,304785
2018-19477574155,373245,706720
2019-20556443635,360304,807646
2020-21426383474,715304,827655
2021-22345922964,515254,932688
2022-23225612934,391354,961724
Average507524635,392296,082755
Santa Barbara City College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,199 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 62.63% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Barbara City College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1517,9272,5823,49211,853
2015-1617,9202,5313,33112,058
2016-1716,6422,5433,10310,996
2017-1816,3852,3503,35210,683
2018-1914,6462,3533,3238,970
2019-2014,1332,4323,5758,126
2020-2112,5252,5644,8165,145
2021-2212,7465,4984,7552,493
2022-2312,6754,1994,9003,576
Average15,0673,0063,8508,211

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