Enrollment Trends at East Los Angeles

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,578 where 33,677 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 37,188 students in 2016 and was lowest at 27,855 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 37,188 to 33,677 students, a net loss of 3,511 (9.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at East Los Angeles College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 11.47% and the percentage of black students is 6.06% at East Los Angeles College. 6.67% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 65.64% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 6.21% to 11.47%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.02% to 6.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.10% to 6.06%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 68.27% to 65.64%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5477 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5202 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at East Los Angeles College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

12,938 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,320.20% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at East Los Angeles College from 2015 to 2025.