Enrollment Trends at Oakland CC

-5,122

Total Enrollment

-1,795

Men

-3,327

Women

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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1620,4098,82611,583
2016-1718,923
-1,486
8,394
-432
10,529
-1,054
2017-1817,116
-1,807
7,859
-535
9,257
-1,272
2018-1915,411
-1,705
7,137
-722
8,274
-983
2019-2015,211
-200
7,183
46
8,028
-246
2020-2114,511
-700
6,453
-730
8,058
30
2021-2213,963
-548
6,162
-291
7,801
-257
2022-2313,430
-533
6,072
-90
7,358
-443
2023-2413,831
401
6,325
253
7,506
148
2024-2515,287
1,456
7,031
706
8,256
750
Average15,8097,1448,665
Oakland Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16957774,1196374112,531579
2016-17877813,4826252811,779585
2017-18697403,3686283010,582605
2018-19575362,742706309,038579
2019-20514992,766788268,735620
2020-21405102,490806178,456602
2021-22494502,604782177,955590
2022-23464542,524786167,389603
2023-24564592,771898207,123659
2024-25585233,3051,038247,415768
Average615733,017769259,100619
Oakland Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1620,4093,2371,00516,167
2016-1718,92324379417,886
2017-1817,11687232215,922
2018-1915,4113901,04113,980
2019-2015,2114741,10513,632
2020-2114,5111,2142,71610,581
2021-2213,9632,6513,0148,298
2022-2313,4303,9643,8255,641
2023-2413,8314,7654,0565,010
2024-2515,2875,6534,4475,187
Average15,8092,3462,23311,230

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