Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Central Arizona's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona.
Central Arizona has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 9,643 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona average (18,869 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Central Arizona College5,0535,053
Similarly Ranked Schools9,6439,643
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona18,86917,003
The below chart compares the student population between Central Arizona College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,967 male and 3,086 female students attending Central Arizona. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 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 Central Arizona.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Central Arizona
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,0531,3763,677
Men1,9676371,330
Women3,0867392,347

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,173 Hispanic students (43.00%) and 1,408 White students (27.86%) at Central Arizona College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Central Arizona College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Central Arizona College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1314982
Asian913952
Black or African American314124190
Hispanic2,1738281,345
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20911
White1,408557851
Two or More Races1334390
Race/Ethnicity Unknown696277419
Total 5,0531,9673,086

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,660 students whose age under twenty five and 1,016 students whose age is over thirty years old at Central Arizona College.
Especially, 882 students are younger than eighteen and 38 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Central Arizona College.
Population by Student Age at Central Arizona College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,053 1,9673,086
Under 18882 283599
18-191,613 675938
20-21731 311420
22-24434 180254
25-29377 150227
30-34321 126195
35-39232 77155
40-49282 94188
50-64143 5588
65 and over38 1622
Total 5,053 1,9673,086

Online Student Population

At Central Arizona College, 4,066 students (80.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 665 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, 566 students live in Arizona where Central Arizona College is located in and 97 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,053
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes665
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,401
Not Enrolled in Online Classes987
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)665
Arizona Residents566
Other State in U.S.97
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown2