The student population at Oakland Community College is 15,287 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 5,122 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.
5,653 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 74.64% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,809 where 15,287 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 Oakland CC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oakland Community College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 48.51% and the percentage of black students is 21.62% at Oakland Community College. 3.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.79% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.40% to 48.51%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.81% to 3.42%. Black student enrollment increased from 20.18% to 21.62%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.12% to 6.79%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7097 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5790 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oakland Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5,653 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 74.64% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oakland Community College from 2015 to 2025.