Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Pasadena City's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Pasadena City has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 13,840 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Pasadena City College24,59724,597
Similarly Ranked Schools13,84013,840
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California11,76111,761
The below chart compares the student population between Pasadena City College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,416 male and 13,181 female students attending Pasadena City. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 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 Pasadena City.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Pasadena City
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total24,5978,74415,853
Men11,4164,2897,127
Women13,1814,4558,726

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,652 Hispanic students (47.37%) and 5,671 Asian students (23.06%) at Pasadena City College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pasadena City College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pasadena City College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native502228
Asian5,6712,8822,789
Black or African American998422576
Hispanic11,6524,9876,665
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander291316
White3,9051,9811,924
Two or More Races1,379665714
Race/Ethnicity Unknown365178187
Total 24,59711,41613,181

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 17,035 students whose age under twenty five and 4,654 students whose age is over thirty years old at Pasadena City College.
Especially, 2,671 students are younger than eighteen and 217 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Pasadena City College.
Population by Student Age at Pasadena City College
TotalMenWomen
Total24,597 11,41613,181
Under 182,671 1,2981,373
18-196,996 3,4453,551
20-214,098 2,0522,046
22-243,270 1,5121,758
25-292,907 1,2671,640
30-341,663 679984
35-391,020 409611
40-491,039 389650
50-64715 262453
65 and over217 102115
unknown1 10
Total 24,597 11,41613,181

Online Student Population

At Pasadena City College, 14,260 students (57.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,364 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, 6,350 students live in California where Pasadena City College is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total24,597
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,364
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,896
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,337
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,364
California Residents6,350
Other State in U.S.3
Outside of U.S.7
Unknown4