2022 Student Population

A total of 4,565 students have enrolled at Los Angeles Southwest College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 1,425 male and 3,140 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 528 full-time students and 4,037 part-time students.
The number of students at Los Angeles Southwest College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as College of Alameda and Canada College, its population is small (average population is 7,872).
Los Angeles Southwest College offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,110 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,425 male and 3,140 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.45 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (more women students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,5655284,037
Men1,4251551,270
Women3,1403732,767

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,219 Hispanic students (48.61%) and 1,619 Black or African American students (35.47%) at Los Angeles Southwest College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Los Angeles Southwest College.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Los Angeles Southwest College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native716
Asian1587088
Black or African American1,6194521,167
Hispanic2,2196901,529
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander927
White27798179
Two or More Races1083474
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1547084
Total 4,5651,4253,140

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,443 students whose age under twenty five and 1,448 students whose age is over thirty years old at Los Angeles Southwest College.
Especially, 682 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Los Angeles Southwest College.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

Population by Student Age at Los Angeles Southwest College
TotalMenWomen
Total4,565 1,4253,140
Under 18682 262420
18-19578 224354
20-21576 237339
22-24607 182425
25-29674 174500
30-34505 113392
35-39331 72259
40-49359 93266
50-64224 59165
65 and over29 920
Total 4,565 1,4253,140

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At Los Angeles Southwest College, 4,385 students (96.06% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,110 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, 3,964 students live in California where Los Angeles Southwest College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total4,565
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,110
Enrolled Some in Online Classes275
Not Enrolled in Online Classes180
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,110
California Residents3,964
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.36
Unknown110

Online Enrollment Chart