How Student Population Changes at OC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,414 where 4,905 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in OC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	7,533	3,407	4,126
2013-14	7,329 -204	3,334 -73	3,995 -131
2014-15	7,349 20	3,582 248	3,767 -228
2015-16	7,177 -172	3,485 -97	3,692 -75
2016-17	6,527 -650	3,046 -439	3,481 -211
2017-18	6,476 -51	2,960 -86	3,516 35
2018-19	6,620 144	3,075 115	3,545 29
2019-20	6,278 -342	2,890 -185	3,388 -157
2020-21	5,357 -921	2,292 -598	3,065 -323
2021-22	4,999 -358	2,116 -176	2,883 -182
2022-23	4,905 -94	2,142 26	2,763 -120
Average	6,414	2,939	3,475

Olympic College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.53%. The percentage was 69.08% 10 years ago and OC still has a high percentage of white students. 6.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.10% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Olympic 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	114	380	296	453	85	5,204	463
2013-14	100	395	270	464	85	4,993	521
2014-15	87	363	268	489	89	4,995	548
2015-16	74	354	240	473	95	4,847	582
2016-17	73	339	233	461	78	4,308	589
2017-18	74	338	203	556	84	4,179	587
2018-19	60	376	227	604	72	4,149	621
2019-20	75	344	189	610	62	3,906	662
2020-21	50	338	144	533	50	3,382	552
2021-22	40	362	149	538	48	3,047	512
2022-23	37	342	152	593	54	2,871	516
Average	71	357	216	525	73	4,171	559

Olympic College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,920 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 140.60% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Olympic College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,349	798	1,528	5,023
2015-16	7,177	765	1,717	4,695
2016-17	6,527	796	1,748	3,983
2017-18	6,476	834	1,840	3,802
2018-19	6,620	842	1,822	3,956
2019-20	6,278	885	1,866	3,527
2020-21	5,357	4,101	320	936
2021-22	4,999	3,242	1,289	468
2022-23	4,905	1,920	1,346	1,639
Average	6,188	1,576	1,497	3,114

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Enrollment Trends at OC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes