Ventura College Student Population

How many students at Ventura?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ventura College has a total enrollment of 12,222 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,241 male students (42.9%) and 6,981 female students (57.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,933 Hispanic students (64.9%) and 2,624 White students (21.5%).
• Class Delivery: 6,393 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,862 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 - Ventura's body is 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, 5,241 male (42.88%) and 6,981 female (57.12%) students are attending Ventura College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.08.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,624 White, 226 Black, and 601 Asian students out of a total of 12,222 are attending at Ventura College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Ventura College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Ventura has 1,408 students under 18 years old and 83 students over 65 years old. There are 9,002 students under 25 years old, and 3,217 students over 25 years old out of 12,222 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 Ventura College, 6,393 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,862 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,381 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,222 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,085 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.88%.100 students have transferred in as full-time status and 985 students transferred in as part-time status.