Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,838 where 14,055 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 14,872 students in 2020 and was lowest at 9,913 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 13,136 to 14,055 students, a net gain of 919 (7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at San Bernardino Valley College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 9.57% and the percentage of black students is 10.20% at San Bernardino Valley College. 4.13% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 71.68% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 13.50% to 9.57%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.51% to 4.13%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.09% to 10.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 65.67% to 71.68%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4639 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5328 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at San Bernardino Valley College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5,737 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 340.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at San Bernardino Valley College from 2015 to 2025.