The student population at Seattle Central College is 5,396 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,178 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,850 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 271.49% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,930 where 5,396 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.34 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 Seattle Central College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 21.48% and the percentage of black students is 13.19% at Seattle Central College. 16.05% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.44% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 33.57% to 21.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.88% to 16.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.01% to 13.19%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.39% to 13.44%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8872 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8583 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Seattle Central College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,850 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 271.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Seattle Central College from 2015 to 2025.