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Enrollment and Student Characteristics
Fall 1998 Census Statistics Summary
    Count Percent
Total Students   8514 100.0%
  Percent of SMCCCD Total   33.4%
Gender
  Female 4702 55.2%
  Male 3772 44.3%
  Unknown 40 0.5%
Age
  Less than 20 years 1814 21.3%
  20-24 years 2559 30.1%
  25-29 years 1173 13.8%
  30-34 years 782 9.2%
  35-39 years 605 7.1%
  40-49 years 926 10.9%
  50-59 years 461 5.4%
  60 or more years 194 2.3%
Ethnicity
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1570 18.4%
  African American 436 5.1%
  Filipino 1527 17.9%
  Hispanic 1737 20.4%
  Native American 51 0.6%
  Other 250 2.9%
  White 2728 32.0%
  Unknown 215 2.5%
Student Status
  Full Time = 12 units or > 2168 25.5%
  Part Time = < 12 units 6346 74.5%
Enrollment Pattern
  Day Students 3512 41.2%
  Evening Students 3705 43.5%
  Day & Evening Students 1297 15.2%
Citizenship
  U. S. Citizen 6653 78.1%
  Permanent Resident 1552 18.2%
  Temporary Resident 75 0.9%
  Refugee/Asylee 47 0.6%
  Student Visa 79 0.9%
  Other 57 0.7%
  Unknown/Unreported 51 0.6%
Class Standing
  0-14.9 units 4547 53.4%
  15 to 29.9 units 1231 14.5%
  30 to 44.9 units 843 9.9%
  45 to 60 units 682 8.0%
  More than 60 units 1208 14.2%
  Unknown 3 0.0%
Highest Educational level
  Not a High School Graduate 300 3.5%
  Concurrent High School 138 1.6%
  Concurrent Adult School 114 1.3%
  HS Graduate or Equivalent 6391 75.1%
  AA/AS Degree 524 6.2%
  BA/BS Degree or Higher 1029 12.1%
  Unknown 19 0.2%
Student Type
  First Time Student 1319 15.5%
  First Time Transfer 895 10.5%
  Returning Transfer 473 5.6%
  Returning 1087 12.8%
  Continuing 4604 54.1%
  Other 136 1.6%
Residence
  California 8318 97.7%
  Out-of-State but U.S. 86 1.0%
  Foreign Country 87 1.0%
  Other/Unknown 23 0.3%

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