About 5,000 fewer students than eight years ago
According to Community College data, the current administration is presiding over the continued decline in student enrollment at Yavapai College. In fact, in the last eight years the Community College enrollment has fallen by 4,794 students.
The headcount report for the fall, 2015 showed a decline continuing with a drop from fall 2014 of 416 students. The decline is troubling in view of reports from Northern Arizona University and other colleges of major increases in first-year enrollment. NAU, for example, reported it was breaking enrollment records. NAU’s overall student population is 29,035, up from 27,639, and the university welcomed 5,141 first-time freshman compared to 4,765 last fall. You may view the NAU report by clicking here.
Enrollment at the Flagstaff campus is 20,839, a nearly 5 percent increase from 19,913 last year. “Our commitment to Arizona is represented in this outstanding incoming freshman class,” said NAU President Rita Cheng. “Its diversity and distinctiveness evidence the important and changing nature of our state and the communities we serve. I’m delighted to see that NAU continues to be a university of choice for so many new and returning students.”
