Santiago Canyon College Student Population

How many students at SCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Santiago Canyon College has a total enrollment of 11,897 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,557 male students (63.5%) and 4,340 female students (36.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,941 Hispanic students (58.3%) and 3,016 White students (25.4%).
• Class Delivery: 4,087 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,344 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 - SCC's body is relatively large.

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, 7,557 male (63.52%) and 4,340 female (36.48%) students are attending Santiago Canyon College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 174.12.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,016 White, 258 Black, and 804 Asian students out of a total of 11,897 are attending at Santiago Canyon College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Santiago Canyon College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, SCC has 920 students under 18 years old and 70 students over 65 years old. There are 6,776 students under 25 years old, and 5,120 students over 25 years old out of 11,897 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 Santiago Canyon College, 4,087 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,344 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,931 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 156 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,897 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,606 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.50%.98 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,508 students transferred in as part-time status.