Enrollment Trends at ECC

The student population at El Camino Community College District is 21,664 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,337 (9.74%) over the past decade.

Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 90 male students for every 100 female students, down from 94 in 2015.
5,759 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 416.50% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,473 where 21,664 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 24,820 students in 2019 and was lowest at 19,675 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 24,001 to 21,664 students, a net loss of 2,337 (9.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at El Camino Community College District since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,001	11,606	12,395
2016-17	24,033 32	11,623 17	12,410 15
2017-18	24,349 316	11,790 167	12,559 149
2018-19	24,820 471	12,180 390	12,640 81
2019-20	24,223 -597	11,908 -272	12,315 -325
2020-21	20,418 -3,805	9,112 -2,796	11,306 -1,009
2021-22	19,675 -743	9,055 -57	10,620 -686
2022-23	19,944 269	9,430 375	10,514 -106
2023-24	21,599 1,655	10,337 907	11,262 748
2024-25	21,664 65	10,250 -87	11,414 152
Average	22,473	10,729	11,744

El Camino Community College District Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 11.42% and the percentage of black students is 11.82% at El Camino Community College District. 10.34% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 44.36% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 13.10% to 11.42%. Asian enrollment declined from 12.80% to 10.34%. Black student enrollment decreased from 14.58% to 11.82%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 51.40% to 44.36%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7653 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6789 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at El Camino Community College District over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	39	3,071	3,499	12,337	132	3,145	1,093
2016-17	43	3,105	3,360	12,557	108	3,043	1,108
2017-18	36	3,124	3,340	12,834	103	3,142	1,109
2018-19	48	3,173	3,237	13,256	116	3,206	1,204
2019-20	38	2,389	3,031	10,708	91	2,364	904
2020-21	42	2,160	2,743	8,858	85	2,105	582
2021-22	34	2,281	2,617	9,151	70	2,271	713
2022-23	39	2,356	2,502	10,092	74	2,597	988
2023-24	63	2,002	2,764	10,531	97	3,273	469
2024-25	72	2,240	2,560	9,611	68	2,475	265
Average	45	2,590	2,965	10,994	94	2,762	844

El Camino Community College District Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,759 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 416.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at El Camino Community College District from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	24,001	1,115	2,105	20,781
2016-17	24,033	1,230	2,462	20,341
2017-18	24,349	1,550	2,847	19,952
2018-19	24,820	1,746	3,230	19,844
2019-20	24,223	1,685	3,984	18,554
2020-21	20,418	13,841	4,903	1,674
2021-22	19,675	10,947	6,118	2,610
2022-23	19,944	6,926	6,495	6,523
2023-24	21,599	6,037	7,362	8,200
2024-25	21,664	5,759	7,661	8,244
Average	22,473	5,084	4,717	12,672

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Enrollment Trends at ECC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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