Citrus’ total full-time student enrollment for spring 2025 has increased by 2.4% since the spring 2024 semester.
Citrus’ enrollment must reach 10,000 FTES by June 30, 2026, to maintain the ongoing funding of a medium-sized college, Citrus’ Superintendent/President Greg Schulz said.Â
FTES means full-time equivalent student enrollment, which would be a student taking 12 units.
The difference between a small sized college’s funding and a medium sized college is around $2.2 million.
Citrus had a total enrollment of 10,399 non and full-time students in the fall 2024 semester and now has 10,284 students enrolled in the spring 2025 semester.
Part-time enrollment has increased by 4%, with a total of 6,593, the largest in three semesters.
Non-credit enrollment has increased by 7%, as opposed to the fall 2024 semester where it dropped by 3%.
Of the total 10,748 students enrolled in credit and noncredit classes, 4,837 are online-only students.Â
Citrus’ online only students have increased by 6.7% since the fall 2024 semester.
Dual enrollment has increased since the fall semester by 9%, making 1,658 the most K-12 students enrolled in three semesters.
A factor that positively affects enrollment is the -week fast track courses offered halfway through the semester which gives students a chance to add an important class to complete their spring semester, Schulz said.
Citrus’ Dean of Enrollment Gerald Sequeria said that with the second set of eight-week fast track courses starting, enrollment is subject to change.
