Enrollment Trends at Arizona College-Mesa

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 368 where 140 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 771 students in 2019 and was lowest at 133 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 367 to 140 students, a net loss of 227 (61.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Arizona College-Mesa since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	367	57	310
2016-17	438 71	65 8	373 63
2017-18	618 180	63 -2	555 182
2018-19	771 153	88 25	683 128
2019-20	246 -525	32 -56	214 -469
2020-21	355 109	31 -1	324 110
2021-22	348 -7	37 6	311 -13
2022-23	259 -89	20 -17	239 -72
2023-24	133 -126	13 -7	120 -119
2024-25	140 7	13	127 7
Average	368	42	326

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.71% and the percentage of black students is 22.14% at Arizona College-Mesa. 2.86% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.00% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.15% to 20.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.45% to 2.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.08% to 22.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.25% to 35.00%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7680 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7504 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arizona College-Mesa over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	60	9	48	89	9	140	6
2016-17	44	9	62	110	4	175	33
2017-18	64	11	100	145	6	241	49
2018-19	67	21	107	199	4	304	65
2019-20	41	3	51	74	4	64	8
2020-21	55	6	57	90	4	119	20
2021-22	57	6	65	119	2	82	17
2022-23	31	3	41	104	6	59	14
2023-24	12	2	27	54	1	28	9
2024-25	15	4	31	49	2	29	10
Average	45	7	59	103	4	124	23

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Arizona College-Mesa does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.