Onondaga Community College Student Population

How many students at OCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Onondaga Community College has a total enrollment of 8,537 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,119 male students (48.2%) and 4,418 female students (51.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,205 White students (61%) and 1,128 Black students (13.2%).
• Class Delivery: 523 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,411 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium - which average 9,752 - OCC's body is relatively small.

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, 4,119 male (48.25%) and 4,418 female (51.75%) students are attending Onondaga Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 93.23.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,205 White, 1,128 Black, and 383 Asian students out of a total of 8,537 are attending at Onondaga Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Onondaga Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, OCC has 4,000 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 7,327 students under 25 years old, and 1,208 students over 25 years old out of 8,537 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 Onondaga Community College, 523 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,411 students are enrolled in some online courses.

512 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 11 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,537 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 268 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.14%.190 students have transferred in as full-time status and 78 students transferred in as part-time status.