Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Portland CC'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 Oregon.
Portland CC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,141 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Oregon average (5,210 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Portland Community College20,86120,861
Similarly Ranked Schools4,1414,141
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Oregon5,2105,210
The below chart compares the student population between Portland Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,146 male and 11,715 female students attending Portland CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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 Portland CC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Portland CC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,8618,13812,723
Men9,1463,8125,334
Women11,7154,3267,389

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 10,406 White students (49.88%) and 4,770 Hispanic students (22.87%) at Portland Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Portland Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Portland Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1305278
Asian1,693725968
Black or African American1,136507629
Hispanic4,7701,8592,911
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1235370
White10,4064,8345,572
Two or More Races1,459604855
Race/Ethnicity Unknown978446532
Total 20,8619,14611,715

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,202 students whose age under twenty five and 5,625 students whose age is over thirty years old at Portland Community College.
Especially, 1,777 students are younger than eighteen and 74 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Portland Community College.
Population by Student Age at Portland Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total20,861 9,14611,715
Under 181,777 795982
18-194,804 2,2262,578
20-212,936 1,3421,594
22-242,685 1,1571,528
25-293,034 1,2681,766
30-342,143 9061,237
35-391,390 608782
40-491,461 580881
50-64557 234323
65 and over74 3044
Total 20,861 9,14611,715

Online Student Population

At Portland Community College, 14,880 students (71.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8,399 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, 7,884 students live in Oregon where Portland Community College is located in and 225 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total20,861
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes8,399
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,481
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,981
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8,399
Oregon Residents7,884
Other State in U.S.225
Outside of U.S.35
Unknown255