The student population at Las Positas College is 8,103 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 809 (9.08%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,204 where 8,103 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 9,049 students in 2017 and was lowest at 6,724 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,912 to 8,103 students, a net loss of 809 (9.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Las Positas College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8,912 | 4,318 | 4,594 |
| 2016-17 | 9,049 137 | 4,360 42 | 4,689 95 |
| 2017-18 | 8,989 -60 | 4,347 -13 | 4,642 -47 |
| 2018-19 | 8,978 -11 | 4,330 -17 | 4,648 6 |
| 2019-20 | 8,706 -272 | 4,120 -210 | 4,586 -62 |
| 2020-21 | 8,005 -701 | 3,659 -461 | 4,346 -240 |
| 2021-22 | 7,125 -880 | 3,328 -331 | 3,797 -549 |
| 2022-23 | 6,724 -401 | 3,173 -155 | 3,551 -246 |
| 2023-24 | 7,448 724 | 3,594 421 | 3,854 303 |
| 2024-25 | 8,103 655 | 3,999 405 | 4,104 250 |
| Average | 8,204 | 3,923 | 4,281 |
The percentage of white students is 28.37% and the percentage of black students is 4.38% at Las Positas College. 27.06% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.04% to 28.37%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.12% to 27.06%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.81% to 4.38%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 29.49% to 29.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7530 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7203 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Las Positas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14 | 1,437 | 429 | 2,628 | 50 | 3,568 | 573 |
| 2016-17 | 13 | 1,586 | 377 | 2,743 | 52 | 3,498 | 591 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 1,744 | 364 | 2,759 | 54 | 3,258 | 611 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 1,917 | 365 | 2,767 | 46 | 3,045 | 638 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 1,944 | 335 | 2,586 | 54 | 2,804 | 651 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 1,820 | 324 | 2,407 | 47 | 2,561 | 601 |
| 2021-22 | 15 | 1,664 | 289 | 2,153 | 40 | 2,196 | 582 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 1,598 | 280 | 2,058 | 37 | 2,023 | 545 |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 1,862 | 324 | 2,218 | 34 | 2,210 | 584 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 2,193 | 355 | 2,358 | 29 | 2,299 | 658 |
| Average | 14 | 1,777 | 344 | 2,468 | 44 | 2,746 | 603 |
623 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -35.84% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Las Positas College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8,912 | 971 | 1,629 | 6,312 |
| 2016-17 | 9,049 | 880 | 1,695 | 6,474 |
| 2017-18 | 8,989 | 963 | 1,831 | 6,195 |
| 2018-19 | 8,978 | 867 | 1,908 | 6,203 |
| 2019-20 | 8,706 | 941 | 2,022 | 5,743 |
| 2020-21 | 8,005 | 769 | 2,467 | 4,769 |
| 2021-22 | 7,125 | 1,104 | 3,061 | 2,960 |
| 2022-23 | 6,724 | 907 | 2,471 | 3,346 |
| 2023-24 | 7,448 | 747 | 2,540 | 4,161 |
| 2024-25 | 8,103 | 623 | 2,715 | 4,765 |
| Average | 8,204 | 877 | 2,234 | 5,093 |
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