Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 82 where 74 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 121 students in 2016 and was lowest at 39 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 121 to 74 students, a net loss of 47 (38.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 29.73% and the percentage of black students is 8.11% at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education. 10.81% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 50.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.50% to 29.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.44% to 10.81%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.96% to 8.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 44.63% to 50.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6434 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6286 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -97.44% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education from 2015 to 2025.