How Student Population Changes at C of the Desert

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 10,485 where 10,382 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in C of the Desert than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at College of the Desert since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,075	4,188	4,887
2013-14	9,259 184	4,269 81	4,990 103
2014-15	9,719 460	4,552 283	5,167 177
2015-16	10,466 747	4,791 239	5,675 508
2016-17	10,792 326	4,832 41	5,960 285
2017-18	11,146 354	4,973 141	6,173 213
2018-19	11,412 266	5,027 54	6,385 212
2019-20	11,919 507	5,302 275	6,617 232
2020-21	10,932 -987	4,401 -901	6,531 -86
2021-22	10,229 -703	4,205 -196	6,024 -507
2022-23	10,382 153	4,367 162	6,015 -9
Average	10,485	4,628	5,857

College of the Desert Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.30% and the percentage of black students is 2.46% at College of the Desert. 2.96% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of the Desert over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	39	312	332	5,751	13	2,138	162
2013-14	32	296	339	6,118	18	1,980	175
2014-15	40	304	288	6,583	17	1,933	214
2015-16	37	335	298	7,146	19	2,056	274
2016-17	32	334	304	7,573	10	1,994	289
2017-18	39	329	313	8,049	18	1,905	279
2018-19	35	344	304	8,388	12	1,857	297
2019-20	43	354	313	8,765	13	1,852	304
2020-21	36	322	257	8,066	8	1,721	324
2021-22	27	310	242	7,561	6	1,594	311
2022-23	36	307	255	7,838	14	1,485	289
Average	36	322	295	7,440	13	1,865	265

College of the Desert Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,078 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,980.61% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at College of the Desert from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,719	196	1,157	8,366
2015-16	10,466	485	1,731	8,250
2016-17	10,792	642	2,086	8,064
2017-18	11,146	646	2,049	8,451
2018-19	11,412	798	2,334	8,280
2019-20	11,919	919	2,595	8,405
2020-21	10,932	10,522	387	23
2021-22	10,229	7,621	1,344	1,264
2022-23	10,382	4,078	3,568	2,736
Average	10,777	2,879	1,917	5,982

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Enrollment Trends at C of the Desert

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes