Enrollment Trends at El Paso CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,991 where 25,567 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 29,460 students in 2017 and was lowest at 24,398 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 28,764 to 25,567 students, a net loss of 3,197 (11.1%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	28,764	12,578	16,186
2016-17	29,460 696	12,831 253	16,629 443
2017-18	28,750 -710	12,378 -453	16,372 -257
2018-19	28,819 69	12,200 -178	16,619 247
2019-20	29,080 261	12,296 96	16,784 165
2020-21	26,034 -3,046	10,535 -1,761	15,499 -1,285
2021-22	24,621 -1,413	10,085 -450	14,536 -963
2022-23	24,398 -223	10,349 264	14,049 -487
2023-24	24,420 22	10,489 140	13,931 -118
2024-25	25,567 1,147	10,893 404	14,674 743
Average	26,991	11,463	15,528

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.53% and the percentage of black students is 1.52% at El Paso Community College. 0.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 80.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.18% to 4.53%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.66% to 0.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.50% to 1.52%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 84.99% to 80.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3521 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2703 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at El Paso 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	89	189	718	24,446	37	2,352	18
2016-17	69	197	676	25,141	48	2,276	35
2017-18	70	189	594	24,537	37	2,129	57
2018-19	77	174	545	24,601	30	2,020	81
2019-20	82	166	501	24,450	24	2,033	91
2020-21	66	175	420	21,982	27	1,673	75
2021-22	75	173	410	21,058	29	1,439	67
2022-23	86	165	372	20,731	15	1,204	54
2023-24	72	152	392	20,326	29	1,128	61
2024-25	71	155	389	20,542	32	1,157	64
Average	76	174	502	22,781	31	1,741	60