COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS ARE ENJOYING THE LARGEST ENROLLMENT INCREASE IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
SPRING ENROLLMENT IS UP BY MORE THAN SEVEN PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR. STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN DURHAM:
DURHAM SAYS ONE AREA THAT’S REALLY GROWN IS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WHERE INSTRUCTION IS HANDS-ON.
ADULT ENROLLMENT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ROSE BY 29 PERCENT OVER THE YEAR AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING DUAL CREDIT COURSES INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10 PERCENT.