Student Population at Cerritos
Total Enrollment
19,469 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
19,469
Online Enrollment
7,185
Men Students
9,181
Women Students
10,288
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 19,469 students have enrolled at Cerritos College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 9,181 male and 10,288 female students are attending Cerritos College. By attendance status, there are 7,838 full-time students and 11,631 part-time students.
The number of students at Cerritos College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cabrillo College and Chabot College, its population is very large (average population is 12,135).
Cerritos College offers online degree/certificate programs and 7,185 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Cerritos College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 9,181 male and 10,288 female students attending Cerritos. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Cerritos.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,469 | 7,838 | 11,631 |
Men | 9,181 | 3,627 | 5,554 |
Women | 10,288 | 4,211 | 6,077 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 13,465 Hispanic students (69.16%) and 1,907 White students (9.80%) at Cerritos College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Cerritos College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 50 | 24 | 26 |
Asian | 1,567 | 774 | 793 |
Black or African American | 1,293 | 553 | 740 |
Hispanic | 13,465 | 6,162 | 7,303 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 67 | 45 | 22 |
White | 1,907 | 1,073 | 834 |
Two or More Races | 460 | 213 | 247 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 632 | 319 | 313 |
Total | 19,469 | 9,181 | 10,288 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 11,511 students whose age under twenty five and 5,199 students whose age is over thirty years old at Cerritos College.
Especially, 1,290 students are younger than eighteen and 98 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Cerritos College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,469 | 9,181 | 10,288 |
Under 18 | 1,290 | 530 | 760 |
18-19 | 4,731 | 2,385 | 2,346 |
20-21 | 2,929 | 1,425 | 1,504 |
22-24 | 2,561 | 1,270 | 1,291 |
25-29 | 2,751 | 1,312 | 1,439 |
30-34 | 1,894 | 885 | 1,009 |
35-39 | 1,202 | 553 | 649 |
40-49 | 1,293 | 490 | 803 |
50-64 | 712 | 269 | 443 |
65 and over | 98 | 54 | 44 |
unknown | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Total | 19,469 | 9,181 | 10,288 |
Online Student Population
At Cerritos College, 13,248 students (68.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 7,185 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 7,103 students live in California where Cerritos College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 19,469 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 7,185 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 6,063 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 6,221 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 7,185 |
California Residents | 7,103 |
Other State in U.S. | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 48 |
Unknown | 34 |