Student Population at WLAC
Total Enrollment
8,656 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
8,656
Online Enrollment
6,181
Men Students
3,534
Women Students
5,122
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 8,656 students have enrolled at West Los Angeles College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 3,534 male and 5,122 female students are attending West Los Angeles College. By attendance status, there are 1,496 full-time students and 7,160 part-time students.
The number of students at West Los Angeles College is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Antelope Valley Community College District and Bakersfield College, its population is small (average population is 15,120).
West Los Angeles College offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,181 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 West Los Angeles College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 3,534 male and 5,122 female students attending WLAC. 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 WLAC.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,656 | 1,496 | 7,160 |
Men | 3,534 | 662 | 2,872 |
Women | 5,122 | 834 | 4,288 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 4,289 Hispanic students (49.55%) and 1,787 Black or African American students (20.64%) at West Los Angeles College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at West Los Angeles College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Asian | 501 | 221 | 280 |
Black or African American | 1,787 | 718 | 1,069 |
Hispanic | 4,289 | 1,658 | 2,631 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 16 | 8 | 8 |
White | 1,343 | 600 | 743 |
Two or More Races | 351 | 135 | 216 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 287 | 153 | 134 |
Total | 8,656 | 3,534 | 5,122 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 4,584 students whose age under twenty five and 2,741 students whose age is over thirty years old at West Los Angeles College.
Especially, 1,223 students are younger than eighteen and 101 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at West Los Angeles College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,656 | 3,534 | 5,122 |
Under 18 | 1,223 | 479 | 744 |
18-19 | 1,159 | 583 | 576 |
20-21 | 1,059 | 509 | 550 |
22-24 | 1,143 | 480 | 663 |
25-29 | 1,330 | 526 | 804 |
30-34 | 996 | 361 | 635 |
35-39 | 579 | 198 | 381 |
40-49 | 638 | 202 | 436 |
50-64 | 427 | 153 | 274 |
65 and over | 101 | 43 | 58 |
unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8,656 | 3,534 | 5,122 |
Online Student Population
At West Los Angeles College, 7,371 students (85.15% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,181 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, 5,998 students live in California where West Los Angeles College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 8,656 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 6,181 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,190 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,285 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 6,181 |
California Residents | 5,998 |
Other State in U.S. | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 80 |
Unknown | 103 |