Chemeketa Community College enrolls 10,279 undergrads

At Chemeketa Community College, 66 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 56 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year public institution in Salem enrolled 10,279 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 2.9 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

97 percent of undergraduates are residents of Oregon, and 3 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (49 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (26 percent).

Chemeketa Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
10,279
Transfers
297
2.9%
Male
~4,523
44%
Female
~5,756
56%
Age 24 and under
~6,784
66%
Age 25 and over
~3,495
34%
In-state residence
~9,971
97%
Out of state residence
~308
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~103
1%
Asian
~206
2%
Black or African American
~103
1%
Hispanic/Latino
~2,673
26%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
~103
1%
White
~5,037
49%
Two or more races
~308
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~1,850
18%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,953
19%
Not enrolled in distance education
~6,579
64%