Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SBCC'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.
SBCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 13,840 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Santa Barbara City College12,33412,334
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 Santa Barbara City College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,573 male and 6,761 female students attending SBCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 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 SBCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SBCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,3344,8597,475
Men5,5732,2263,347
Women6,7612,6334,128

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,593 White students (37.24%) and 4,467 Hispanic students (36.22%) at Santa Barbara City College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Santa Barbara City College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Santa Barbara City College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native261412
Asian564200364
Black or African American288137151
Hispanic4,4671,9192,548
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander301911
White4,5932,0792,514
Two or More Races690323367
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,345724621
Total 12,3345,5736,761

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,104 students whose age under twenty five and 2,167 students whose age is over thirty years old at Santa Barbara City College.
Especially, 1,340 students are younger than eighteen and 130 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Santa Barbara City College.
Population by Student Age at Santa Barbara City College
TotalMenWomen
Total12,334 5,5736,761
Under 181,340 612728
18-194,289 1,9872,302
20-212,296 1,1411,155
22-241,179 564615
25-291,063 453610
30-34621 259362
35-39437 167270
40-49603 220383
50-64376 115261
65 and over130 5575
Total 12,334 5,5736,761

Online Student Population

At Santa Barbara City College, 8,491 students (68.84% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,733 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, 3,595 students live in California where Santa Barbara City College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total12,334
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,733
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,758
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,843
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,733
California Residents3,595
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.24
Unknown114