Student Population at SSC
Total Enrollment
3,905 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
3,905
Online Enrollment
571
Men Students
1,591
Women Students
2,314
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,905 students have enrolled at South Suburban College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 1,591 male and 2,314 female students are attending South Suburban College. By attendance status, there are 819 full-time students and 3,086 part-time students.
The number of students at South Suburban College is small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College and City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College, its population is small (average population is 6,906).
South Suburban College offers online degree/certificate programs and 571 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 South Suburban College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 1,591 male and 2,314 female students attending SSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 SSC.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,905 | 819 | 3,086 |
Men | 1,591 | 304 | 1,287 |
Women | 2,314 | 515 | 1,799 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,014 Black or African American students (51.57%) and 998 Hispanic students (25.56%) at South Suburban College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Suburban College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Asian | 61 | 31 | 30 |
Black or African American | 2,014 | 727 | 1,287 |
Hispanic | 998 | 425 | 573 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 3 | 3 |
White | 549 | 269 | 280 |
Two or More Races | 113 | 49 | 64 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 148 | 78 | 70 |
Total | 3,905 | 1,591 | 2,314 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 2,985 students whose age under twenty five and 656 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Suburban College.
Especially, 1,595 students are younger than eighteen and 58 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Suburban College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,905 | 1,591 | 2,314 |
Under 18 | 1,595 | 833 | 762 |
18-19 | 651 | 303 | 348 |
20-21 | 437 | 177 | 260 |
22-24 | 302 | 92 | 210 |
25-29 | 264 | 57 | 207 |
30-34 | 165 | 31 | 134 |
35-39 | 107 | 18 | 89 |
40-49 | 179 | 33 | 146 |
50-64 | 147 | 21 | 126 |
65 and over | 58 | 26 | 32 |
Total | 3,905 | 1,591 | 2,314 |
Online Student Population
At South Suburban College, 1,418 students (36.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 571 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, 543 students live in Illinois where South Suburban College is located in and 28 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 3,905 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 571 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 847 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 2,487 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 571 |
Illinois Residents | 543 |
Other State in U.S. | 28 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 |
Unknown | 0 |