How Student Population Changes at West Valley

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 8,184 where 6,513 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in West Valley than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10,300	4,678	5,622
2013-14	9,636 -664	4,334 -344	5,302 -320
2014-15	9,062 -574	4,003 -331	5,059 -243
2015-16	8,799 -263	3,911 -92	4,888 -171
2016-17	8,263 -536	3,706 -205	4,557 -331
2017-18	7,779 -484	3,478 -228	4,301 -256
2018-19	7,823 44	3,457 -21	4,366 65
2019-20	7,619 -204	3,424 -33	4,195 -171
2020-21	7,513 -106	3,288 -136	4,225 30
2021-22	6,717 -796	2,946 -342	3,771 -454
2022-23	6,513 -204	2,893 -53	3,620 -151
Average	8,184	3,647	4,537

West Valley College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.05% and the percentage of black students is 2.41% at West Valley College. 23.31% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Valley 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	28	1,617	353	2,246	36	4,989	449
2013-14	29	1,592	326	2,214	35	4,552	456
2014-15	18	1,489	248	2,281	28	4,166	465
2015-16	17	1,533	253	2,364	29	3,845	477
2016-17	15	1,569	211	2,283	24	3,447	497
2017-18	14	1,583	179	2,260	22	3,063	477
2018-19	15	1,618	179	2,285	14	3,063	503
2019-20	16	1,526	176	2,285	21	2,793	500
2020-21	12	1,598	184	2,281	18	2,658	545
2021-22	10	1,468	169	2,079	24	2,207	595
2022-23	4	1,518	157	2,010	18	2,022	630
Average	16	1,556	221	2,235	24	3,346	509

West Valley College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,775 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 100.65% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Valley College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,062	1,383	2,123	5,556
2015-16	8,799	1,274	2,043	5,482
2016-17	8,263	1,321	1,835	5,107
2017-18	7,779	1,266	1,781	4,732
2018-19	7,823	1,246	2,014	4,563
2019-20	7,619	1,195	2,056	4,368
2020-21	7,513	2,678	2,970	1,865
2021-22	6,717	5,577	875	265
2022-23	6,513	2,775	2,083	1,655
Average	7,788	2,079	1,976	3,733

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Enrollment Trends at West Valley

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes