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Oakton Community College enrolls 8,907 undergrads

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At Oakton Community College, 62 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 52 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year public institution in Des Plaines enrolled 8,907 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 6.6 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

94 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois. 6 percent are citizens of foreign countries.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (47 percent) and Asian (19 percent).

Oakton Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
8,907
Transfers
592
6.6%
Male
~4,275
48%
Female
~4,632
52%
Age 24 and under
~5,522
62%
Age 25 and over
~3,385
38%
In-state residence
~8,373
94%
Resident of foreign country
~534
6%
Asian
~1,692
19%
Black or African American
~534
6%
Hispanic/Latino
~1,692
19%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
~89
1%
White
~4,186
47%
Two or more races
~267
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~891
10%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,514
17%
Not enrolled in distance education
~6,502
73%

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