Enrollment Trends at Fresno City

The student population at Fresno City College is 28,071 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 5,374 (23.68%) over the past decade.

Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 86 male students for every 100 female students, down from 89 in 2015.
8,294 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 633.33% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,624 where 28,071 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 28,071 students in 2025 and was lowest at 20,435 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 22,697 to 28,071 students, a net gain of 5,374 (23.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fresno City College since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,697	10,675	12,022
2016-17	22,925 228	10,833 158	12,092 70
2017-18	22,771 -154	10,149 -684	12,622 530
2018-19	24,366 1,595	11,088 939	13,278 656
2019-20	24,806 440	11,343 255	13,463 185
2020-21	22,278 -2,528	9,524 -1,819	12,754 -709
2021-22	20,435 -1,843	8,143 -1,381	12,292 -462
2022-23	22,609 2,174	10,228 2,085	12,381 89
2023-24	25,285 2,676	11,546 1,318	13,739 1,358
2024-25	28,071 2,786	12,983 1,437	15,088 1,349
Average	23,624	10,651	12,973

Fresno City College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.66% and the percentage of black students is 4.27% at Fresno City College. 10.52% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 67.62% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 21.11% to 13.66%. Asian enrollment declined from 13.72% to 10.52%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.01% to 4.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 54.59% to 67.62%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5105 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6342 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fresno City College 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	113	3,114	1,364	12,391	33	4,791	622
2016-17	110	2,981	1,259	12,743	42	5,050	638
2017-18	126	2,893	1,254	13,190	33	4,506	671
2018-19	130	3,020	1,308	14,054	40	4,989	738
2019-20	124	2,941	1,300	14,591	49	4,817	765
2020-21	112	2,655	995	13,405	44	4,169	660
2021-22	108	2,374	994	12,498	36	3,648	619
2022-23	105	2,462	1,061	14,616	38	3,568	610
2023-24	107	2,793	1,179	16,672	35	3,605	726
2024-25	120	2,954	1,199	18,982	34	3,835	708
Average	116	2,819	1,191	14,314	38	4,298	676

Fresno City College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,294 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 633.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fresno City College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	22,697	1,131	1,434	20,132
2016-17	22,925	1,408	2,066	19,451
2017-18	22,771	2,065	2,215	18,491
2018-19	24,366	2,349	2,709	19,308
2019-20	24,806	2,733	2,871	19,202
2020-21	22,278	2,977	5,331	13,970
2021-22	20,435	14,245	3,793	2,397
2022-23	22,609	7,398	5,496	9,715
2023-24	25,285	7,929	6,585	10,771
2024-25	28,071	8,294	7,452	12,325
Average	23,624	5,053	3,995	14,576

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Enrollment Trends at Fresno City

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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