Enrollment Trends at El Paso CC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,991 where 25,567 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 29,460 students in 2017 and was lowest at 24,398 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 28,764 to 25,567 students, a net loss of 3,197 (11.1%).

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

The percentage of white students is 4.53% and the percentage of black students is 1.52% at El Paso Community College. 0.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 80.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.18% to 4.53%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.66% to 0.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.50% to 1.52%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 84.99% to 80.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3521 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2703 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

4,728 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.20% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at El Paso Community College from 2015 to 2025.