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Eureka College Wanting To Increase Enrollment

Eureka College in western Illinois wants to attract more students.

College President David Arnold says he'd like to increase enrollment over the next five yards to 1,200 students. This fall the school expects enrollment at 790 students. Enrollment at the small liberal arts school has grown 60% since 2003. That's when it had fewer than 500 students.

Arnold says the latest increases are thanks to reduced tuition and efforts to retain students. The college president says Eureka needs to strengthen its academic programs, hire additional faculty and stay financially sound.

School officials say 90% of students are from Illinois and about 50% are the first in their family to attend college.

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