How Student Population Changes at OJC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,314 where 999 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in OJC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,456	598	858
2013-14	1,449 -7	617 19	832 -26
2014-15	1,434 -15	582 -35	852 20
2015-16	1,410 -24	600 18	810 -42
2016-17	1,464 54	670 70	794 -16
2017-18	1,330 -134	612 -58	718 -76
2018-19	1,262 -68	556 -56	706 -12
2019-20	1,279 17	524 -32	755 49
2020-21	1,216 -63	473 -51	743 -12
2021-22	1,151 -65	469 -4	682 -61
2022-23	999 -152	434 -35	565 -117
Average	1,314	558	756

Otero College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.75% and the percentage of black students is 5.81% at Otero College. 1.00% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Otero 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	8	8	31	403	6	824	33
2013-14	16	12	49	414	7	778	44
2014-15	16	9	40	386	5	828	44
2015-16	19	5	59	369	1	805	54
2016-17	11	9	58	442	1	782	35
2017-18	10	7	70	445	2	636	34
2018-19	16	12	57	455	1	567	36
2019-20	15	12	54	461	2	590	38
2020-21	14	18	58	470	0	538	36
2021-22	9	13	71	430	2	499	37
2022-23	9	10	58	368	1	467	31
Average	13	10	55	422	3	665	38

Otero College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

81 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 17.39% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Otero College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,434	69	86	1,279
2015-16	1,410	42	79	1,289
2016-17	1,464	88	84	1,292
2017-18	1,330	55	0	1,275
2018-19	1,262	39	65	1,158
2019-20	1,279	44	79	1,156
2020-21	1,216	82	260	874
2021-22	1,151	93	272	786
2022-23	999	81	223	695
Average	1,283	66	128	1,089

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Enrollment Trends at OJC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes