How Student Population Changes at Monterey Peninsula

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 7,967 where 6,514 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Monterey Peninsula than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Monterey Peninsula College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10,048	5,431	4,617
2013-14	9,519 -529	4,935 -496	4,584 -33
2014-15	7,727 -1,792	3,594 -1,341	4,133 -451
2015-16	8,277 550	3,782 188	4,495 362
2016-17	7,815 -462	3,541 -241	4,274 -221
2017-18	7,816 1	3,648 107	4,168 -106
2018-19	8,017 201	3,711 63	4,306 138
2019-20	7,920 -97	3,540 -171	4,380 74
2020-21	7,154 -766	3,024 -516	4,130 -250
2021-22	6,828 -326	2,987 -37	3,841 -289
2022-23	6,514 -314	2,879 -108	3,635 -206
Average	7,967	3,734	4,233

Monterey Peninsula College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.22% and the percentage of black students is 2.39% at Monterey Peninsula College. 5.73% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Monterey Peninsula College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	65	868	420	2,799	115	4,804	345
2013-14	53	801	419	2,946	88	4,403	360
2014-15	25	616	300	2,778	78	3,260	401
2015-16	36	657	313	3,071	76	3,313	392
2016-17	25	650	270	3,133	71	2,972	403
2017-18	33	615	272	3,246	80	2,861	458
2018-19	23	636	258	3,602	70	2,683	500
2019-20	25	579	237	3,580	68	2,403	448
2020-21	29	519	229	3,339	58	2,198	456
2021-22	16	455	202	3,226	54	2,213	444
2022-23	21	373	156	3,214	49	1,773	426
Average	32	615	280	3,176	73	2,989	421

Monterey Peninsula College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,932 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 266.60% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Monterey Peninsula College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,727	527	1,352	5,848
2015-16	8,277	514	1,425	6,338
2016-17	7,815	577	1,364	5,874
2017-18	7,816	722	1,550	5,544
2018-19	8,017	792	1,712	5,513
2019-20	7,920	821	1,814	5,285
2020-21	7,154	5,487	830	837
2021-22	6,828	3,099	1,803	1,926
2022-23	6,514	1,932	2,089	2,493
Average	7,563	1,608	1,549	4,406

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Enrollment Trends at Monterey Peninsula

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes