How Student Population Changes at SBCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 15,836 where 12,675 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 SBCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	19,265	8,910	10,355
2013-14	19,331 66	8,964 54	10,367 12
2014-15	17,927 -1,404	8,402 -562	9,525 -842
2015-16	17,920 -7	8,388 -14	9,532 7
2016-17	16,642 -1,278	7,781 -607	8,861 -671
2017-18	16,385 -257	7,713 -68	8,672 -189
2018-19	14,646 -1,739	6,742 -971	7,904 -768
2019-20	14,133 -513	6,377 -365	7,756 -148
2020-21	12,525 -1,608	5,304 -1,073	7,221 -535
2021-22	12,746 221	5,476 172	7,270 49
2022-23	12,675 -71	5,606 130	7,069 -201
Average	15,836	7,242	8,594

Santa Barbara City College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.14% and the percentage of black students is 2.31% at Santa Barbara City College. 4.43% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Barbara City 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	71	914	572	6,554	30	8,607	774
2013-14	68	894	580	6,066	33	8,110	818
2014-15	64	888	635	5,878	26	7,391	841
2015-16	58	875	641	6,103	32	7,199	890
2016-17	53	834	575	5,778	34	6,582	782
2017-18	61	837	482	5,742	23	6,304	785
2018-19	47	757	415	5,373	24	5,706	720
2019-20	55	644	363	5,360	30	4,807	646
2020-21	42	638	347	4,715	30	4,827	655
2021-22	34	592	296	4,515	25	4,932	688
2022-23	22	561	293	4,391	35	4,961	724
Average	52	767	473	5,498	29	6,311	757

Santa Barbara City College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,199 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 62.63% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Barbara City College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	17,927	2,582	3,492	11,853
2015-16	17,920	2,531	3,331	12,058
2016-17	16,642	2,543	3,103	10,996
2017-18	16,385	2,350	3,352	10,683
2018-19	14,646	2,353	3,323	8,970
2019-20	14,133	2,432	3,575	8,126
2020-21	12,525	2,564	4,816	5,145
2021-22	12,746	5,498	4,755	2,493
2022-23	12,675	4,199	4,900	3,576
Average	15,067	3,006	3,850	8,211

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Enrollment Trends at SBCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes