College reports to District Governing Board a 2% decline in Spring, 2017 enrollment; Verde Campus up
The College will report at the Tuesday, February 14 meeting of the District Governing Board that it has continued its ten-year slide in enrollment for students seeking college credit classes as measured by headcount. According to data provided the public by the College prior to the meeting, total student (for-credit) enrollment in Spring 2017 is down 2% compared to spring, 2016.
The College will also report that the Verde Valley Campus experienced a “slight increase” in its on-campus headcount–a trend in the last two years. The Verde Valley Fall Community education programs grew by 11%.
Online enrollment increased by 6% but the increase did not prevent the College from an overall decline as measured by headcount.
The fall 2016 enrollment by the independently run Osher Life Long Learning non-profit corporation grew by 22% when compared to fall 2015.
The College did not report out the total comparative data regarding fall, 2016 enrollment in advance of the Tuesday, February 14 meeting.
Note that despite the continued decline in actual students, those who registered at the College took more classes for college credit when compared to students enrolling in spring, 2016. (Thus the Full-time Student Equivalent comparison.) The following graph will be presented to the Governing Board at the Tuesday meeting by the College.
