El Camino Community College District Student Population

How many students at ECC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, El Camino Community College District has a total enrollment of 21,664 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,250 male students (47.3%) and 11,414 female students (52.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,611 Hispanic students (44.4%) and 2,560 Black students (11.8%).
• Class Delivery: 5,759 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 7,661 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - ECC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,250 male (47.31%) and 11,414 female (52.69%) students are attending El Camino Community College District. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 89.80.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,475 White, 2,560 Black, and 2,240 Asian students out of a total of 21,664 are attending at El Camino Community College District. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

El Camino Community College District is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, ECC has 2,038 students under 18 years old and 147 students over 65 years old. There are 14,802 students under 25 years old, and 6,862 students over 25 years old out of 21,664 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At El Camino Community College District, 5,759 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,661 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,593 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 166 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,664 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,249 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.77%.383 students have transferred in as full-time status and 866 students transferred in as part-time status.