Enrollment Trends at SCC

-2,770

Total Enrollment

-1,569

Men

-1,201

Women

The student population at Sacramento City College is 19,920 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,770 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.42 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

10,926 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 502.65% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 20,329 where 19,920 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.42 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Sacramento City College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1622,6909,79212,898
2016-1722,042
-648
9,291
-501
12,751
-147
2017-1821,323
-719
8,890
-401
12,433
-318
2018-1921,379
56
8,794
-96
12,585
152
2019-2020,829
-550
8,566
-228
12,263
-322
2020-2120,027
-802
7,739
-827
12,288
25
2021-2218,333
-1,694
7,072
-667
11,261
-1,027
2022-2317,719
-614
7,058
-14
10,661
-600
2023-2419,031
1,312
7,870
812
11,161
500
2024-2519,920
889
8,223
353
11,697
536
Average20,3298,33012,000
Sacramento City College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.83% and the percentage of black students is 9.30% at Sacramento City College. 18.79% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 32.42% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 27.26% to 26.83%. Asian enrollment declined from 19.98% to 18.79%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.23% to 9.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 30.46% to 32.42%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7734 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7765 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sacramento City College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161244,5342,5486,9122806,1861,377
2016-17944,2802,3057,0482735,8491,370
2017-18864,2432,1696,9242435,5181,402
2018-19584,1632,1456,9882395,5941,446
2019-20784,0772,0287,0982095,2561,311
2020-21833,8441,7596,5432535,3471,301
2021-22863,1941,5745,7252144,8831,179
2022-23812,8581,6165,7822114,8071,146
2023-24852,9911,7926,1582395,1281,257
2024-25873,7421,8526,4582355,3451,463
Average863,7931,9796,5642405,3911,325
Sacramento City College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

10,926 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 55% of total students. The number of online students has increased 502.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sacramento City College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1622,6901,8132,96917,908
2016-1722,0422,3803,20416,458
2017-1821,3232,9783,42814,917
2018-1921,3793,4703,80214,107
2019-2020,8293,8963,78313,150
2020-2120,0275,5816,7637,683
2021-2218,33315,6531,5631,117
2022-2317,71911,8663,5252,328
2023-2419,03111,0304,6583,343
2024-2519,92010,9265,0323,962
Average20,3296,9593,8739,497

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