Cuyamaca College's student population is increasingly diverse. As an Hispanic-Serving Institution, Cuyamaca College's Latinx student headcount has increased as a percentage of the total student population, equaling the percentage of white students at the College in Fall 2020 (35%).

In addition, among Fall 2020 students:

• 58% identified as female

• 60% came from low-income households

• 47% were enrolled in 12 or more units across Cuyamaca and Grossmont

• 11% were first-time at Cuyamaca (both first-time to college and first-time to Cuyamaca after having enrolled at another college/university)

• 9% were concurrently enrolled in high school

• Even before the pandemic, enrollment in online courses at Cuyamaca increased dramatically - by 51% - from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019, even as overall enrollment at the College declined by 10%.

• Similarly, the number of students enrolled in at least one online class increased from 35% to 53%.