Enrollment Trends at Shasta

453

Total Enrollment

261

Men

192

Women

The student population at Shasta College is 9,073 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 453 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,693 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 148.35% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,519 where 9,073 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 Shasta than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-168,6203,6195,001
2016-179,289
669
3,844
225
5,445
444
2017-189,160
-129
3,743
-101
5,417
-28
2018-199,105
-55
3,673
-70
5,432
15
2019-209,307
202
3,814
141
5,493
61
2020-218,121
-1,186
3,008
-806
5,113
-380
2021-227,075
-1,046
2,654
-354
4,421
-692
2022-237,363
288
2,909
255
4,454
33
2023-248,081
718
3,318
409
4,763
309
2024-259,073
992
3,880
562
5,193
430
Average8,5193,4465,073
Shasta College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.88%. The percentage was 68.33% 10 years ago and Shasta still has a high percentage of white students. 4.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.02% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 20.78% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.33% to 58.88%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.18% to 4.17%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.60% to 2.02%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.28% to 20.78%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6006 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5052 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-162432741381,317325,890433
2016-172403241491,494326,264502
2017-182313301621,547256,117505
2018-192193311641,637185,973568
2019-202113601701,716265,715614
2020-211603121541,486185,109579
2021-221432981331,285134,425558
2022-231513091351,433244,511594
2023-241783581621,607294,908658
2024-251583781831,885315,342765
Average1933271551,541255,425578
Shasta College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,693 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 148.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Shasta College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,6201,4872,3524,781
2016-179,2891,7972,4365,056
2017-189,1602,2482,5084,404
2018-199,1052,3152,4684,322
2019-209,3072,5422,6314,134
2020-218,1216,923774424
2021-227,0754,1821,4211,472
2022-237,3633,4022,1111,850
2023-248,0813,3182,3602,403
2024-259,0733,6932,6432,737
Average8,5193,1912,1703,158

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