Golden West College Student Population

How many students at Golden West? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 10,721 students have enrolled in Golden West College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 5,010 male and 5,711 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (9,752 students on average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium).

4,277 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,096 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

Golden West College has a total of 10,721 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 10,721 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 5,010 male and 5,711 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school.

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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,466 White, 183 Black, and 3,218 Asian students out of a total of 10,721 are attending at Golden West College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Golden West College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Golden West has 1,322 students under 18 years old and 43 students over 65 years old. There are 7,948 students under 25 years old, and 2,772 students over 25 years old out of 10,721 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 Golden West College, 4,277 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,096 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,149 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 128 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,721 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,421 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.25%.196 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,225 students transferred in as part-time status.