Enrollment Trends at COCC

-1,741

Total Enrollment

-799

Men

-942

Women

The student population at Central Oregon Community College is 4,332 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,741 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

747 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 97.62% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,726 where 4,332 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in COCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Oregon Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-166,0732,7973,276
2016-175,711
-362
2,638
-159
3,073
-203
2017-185,205
-506
2,369
-269
2,836
-237
2018-194,872
-333
2,265
-104
2,607
-229
2019-204,818
-54
2,220
-45
2,598
-9
2020-214,304
-514
1,831
-389
2,473
-125
2021-223,735
-569
1,667
-164
2,068
-405
2022-234,155
420
1,913
246
2,242
174
2023-244,053
-102
1,862
-51
2,191
-51
2024-254,332
279
1,998
136
2,334
143
Average4,7262,1562,570
Central Oregon Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.20%. The percentage was 69.95% 10 years ago and COCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.06% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.87% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.95% to 67.20%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.33% to 1.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.59% to 1.06%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.73% to 14.87%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5236 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4997 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161018136591184,248201
2016-17998030614154,106227
2017-18876829602193,762212
2018-19836630574123,537216
2019-20697637610353,387214
2020-21516028528163,018198
2021-22585129485142,729171
2022-2355632760692,581172
2023-24677037578142,705189
2024-25676646644142,911202
Average746833583173,298200
Central Oregon Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

747 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 97.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Oregon Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-166,0733788584,837
2016-175,7114268854,400
2017-185,2054781,0593,668
2018-194,8724931,1243,255
2019-204,8185681,2832,967
2020-214,3043,546391367
2021-223,7351,9391,256540
2022-234,1551,2801,1941,681
2023-244,0537091,0972,247
2024-254,3327479992,586
Average4,7261,0561,0152,655

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