Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares South Mountain CC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona.
South Mountain CC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 9,696 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona average (18,869 students).
TotalUndergraduate
South Mountain Community College4,5164,516
Similarly Ranked Schools9,6969,696
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona18,86917,003
The below chart compares the student population between South Mountain Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,725 male and 2,791 female students attending South Mountain CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.62 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 South Mountain CC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Mountain CC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,5161,4033,113
Men1,7255701,155
Women2,7918331,958

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,612 Hispanic students (57.84%) and 731 White students (16.19%) at South Mountain Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Mountain Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Mountain Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1324488
Asian1145361
Black or African American612233379
Hispanic2,6129721,640
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander752
White731281450
Two or More Races20793114
Race/Ethnicity Unknown903951
Total 4,5161,7252,791

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,140 students whose age under twenty five and 936 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Mountain Community College.
Especially, 1,248 students are younger than eighteen and 22 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Mountain Community College.
Population by Student Age at South Mountain Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total4,516 1,7252,791
Under 181,248 473775
18-19941 428513
20-21528 232296
22-24423 147276
25-29440 167273
30-34325 100225
35-39205 58147
40-49256 77179
50-64128 3395
65 and over22 1012
Total 4,516 1,7252,791

Online Student Population

At South Mountain Community College, 2,579 students (57.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,415 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, 1,329 students live in Arizona where South Mountain Community College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total4,516
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,415
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,164
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,937
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,415
Arizona Residents1,329
Other State in U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown85