Enrollment Trends at SCC

-1,178

Total Enrollment

-611

Men

-567

Women

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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-166,5742,9173,657
2016-176,705
131
2,937
20
3,768
111
2017-186,928
223
2,949
12
3,979
211
2018-196,802
-126
2,926
-23
3,876
-103
2019-206,743
-59
2,892
-34
3,851
-25
2020-215,763
-980
2,317
-575
3,446
-405
2021-224,698
-1,065
1,889
-428
2,809
-637
2022-234,476
-222
1,900
11
2,576
-233
2023-245,210
734
2,242
342
2,968
392
2024-255,396
186
2,306
64
3,090
122
Average5,9302,5283,402
Seattle Central College Enrollment Trends Chart

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1633715592420222,207460
2016-1726747648447252,219535
2017-1835897765531262,084580
2018-1927837769539182,012569
2019-2031937857547182,113655
2020-2122864775507261,693583
2021-2213918868506351,313354
2022-2313870857534191,183368
2023-2412913809643181,261380
2024-2513866712725141,159398
Average23856765540221,724488
Seattle Central College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-166,5744987365,340
2016-176,7054788085,419
2017-186,9285628665,500
2018-196,8025799615,262
2019-206,7436581,1424,943
2020-215,7632,0641,9341,765
2021-224,6981,4741,5021,722
2022-234,4761,6501,4571,369
2023-245,2101,6501,3602,200
2024-255,3961,8501,5442,002
Average5,9301,1461,2313,552

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