Essex County College Student Population and Demographics

Essex Student Population

Essex County College has a total enrollment of 7,026 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 3,328 full-time and 3,698 part-time students with gender distribution of 2,814 male and 4,212 female students.

Essex County College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 706 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Essex County College has a total enrollment of 7,026 with a gender distribution of 40.05% male (2,814 students) and 59.95% female (4,212 students).

Student Population By Gender
Essex County College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,026	2,814	4,212
Full-time	3,328	1,384	1,944
Part-time	3,698	1,430	2,268

[Chart] Essex County College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Essex County College has 3,328 full-time and 3,698 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 3,328 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 3,698 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Essex County College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,026	3,328	3,698
Men	2,814	1,384	1,430
Women	4,212	1,944	2,268

[Chart] Essex County College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Essex County College, 706 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,173 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 7,026 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Essex County College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	7,026	7,026
Online Exclusively	706	706
In Some Online Classes	2,173	2,173
Not In Online Classes	4,147	4,147

[Chart] Essex County College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Essex County College. There are 14 American Indian/Native American, 418 White, 3,169 Black/African American, 153 Asian, 2,070 Hispanic, 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 185 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Essex County College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,026	2,814	4,212
American Indian/Native American	14	7	7
Asian	153	85	68
Black/African American	3,169	1,150	2,019
Hispanic	2,070	873	1,197
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	418	178	240
Two More	76	29	47
Race Un-Known	318	156	162

[Chart] Essex County CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

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