The student population at Lower Columbia College is 2,724 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 245 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 2.13 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,028 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 137.41% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,627 where 2,724 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 2.13 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in LCC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lower Columbia College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 60.54%. The percentage was 73.66% 10 years ago and LCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.13% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.90% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.66% to 60.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.09% to 2.31%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.31% to 2.13%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.72% to 14.90%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6045 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4459 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lower Columbia College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,028 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 137.41% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lower Columbia College from 2015 to 2025.