Enrollment Trends at Chemeketa CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,102 where 8,098 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 11,454 students in 2016 and was lowest at 7,433 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,454 to 8,098 students, a net loss of 3,356 (29.3%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,454	5,039	6,415
2016-17	10,797 -657	4,803 -236	5,994 -421
2017-18	10,279 -518	4,536 -267	5,743 -251
2018-19	10,151 -128	4,420 -116	5,731 -12
2019-20	9,347 -804	4,149 -271	5,198 -533
2020-21	8,328 -1,019	3,483 -666	4,845 -353
2021-22	7,492 -836	3,242 -241	4,250 -595
2022-23	7,642 150	3,452 210	4,190 -60
2023-24	7,433 -209	3,369 -83	4,064 -126
2024-25	8,098 665	3,644 275	4,454 390
Average	9,102	4,014	5,088

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.65%. The percentage was 53.61% 10 years ago and Chemeketa CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.20% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 35.40% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.61% to 50.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.96% to 2.20%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.11% to 1.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.10% to 35.40%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6150 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6425 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chemeketa Community College 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	193	224	127	2,990	91	6,140	381
2016-17	132	190	94	2,738	35	4,585	283
2017-18	147	192	100	2,719	71	5,030	341
2018-19	113	173	81	2,949	49	4,004	310
2019-20	97	151	83	2,825	49	3,265	273
2020-21	80	127	72	2,418	43	2,793	203
2021-22	67	141	96	2,208	55	3,309	283
2022-23	95	168	109	2,337	66	3,769	328
2023-24	128	155	101	2,460	68	3,814	323
2024-25	156	178	126	2,867	76	4,102	353
Average	121	170	99	2,651	60	4,081	308