Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,204 where 8,103 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 9,049 students in 2017 and was lowest at 6,724 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,912 to 8,103 students, a net loss of 809 (9.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Las Positas College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 28.37% and the percentage of black students is 4.38% at Las Positas College. 27.06% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.04% to 28.37%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.12% to 27.06%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.81% to 4.38%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 29.49% to 29.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7530 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7203 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Las Positas College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
623 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -35.84% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Las Positas College from 2015 to 2025.