Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SCC'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.
SCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 20,081 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Sacramento City College19,92019,920
Similarly Ranked Schools20,08120,081
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 Sacramento City College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,223 male and 11,697 female students attending SCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 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 SCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total19,9204,63815,282
Men8,2232,0556,168
Women11,6972,5839,114

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,458 Hispanic students (32.42%) and 5,345 White students (26.83%) at Sacramento City College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Sacramento City College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sacramento City College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native873255
Asian3,7421,7012,041
Black or African American1,8527001,152
Hispanic6,4582,4643,994
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander23596139
White5,3452,3323,013
Two or More Races1,463600863
Race/Ethnicity Unknown685273412
Total 19,9208,22311,697

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,124 students whose age under twenty five and 5,154 students whose age is over thirty years old at Sacramento City College.
Especially, 1,464 students are younger than eighteen and 178 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Sacramento City College.
Population by Student Age at Sacramento City College
TotalMenWomen
Total19,920 8,22311,697
Under 181,464 611853
18-194,644 2,1202,524
20-213,237 1,4461,791
22-242,779 1,1791,600
25-292,642 1,0811,561
30-341,690 6191,071
35-391,247 433814
40-491,312 433879
50-64727 236491
65 and over178 65113
Total 19,920 8,22311,697

Online Student Population

At Sacramento City College, 15,958 students (80.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10,926 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, 10,849 students live in California where Sacramento City College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total19,920
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10,926
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,032
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,962
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10,926
California Residents10,849
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.3
Unknown74