Spring enrollment up at CSC

 On Monday, the first day of classes, 2,686 students were enrolled at CSC, a 2.95 percent increase over the 2,609 students enrolled on the first day of the spring 2011 semester.

CSC’s full-time equivalency, a figure derived from total processed credit hours, had an even larger proportional increase at 5.92 percent.

“It pleases us that an increasing number of students continue to capitalize on the value of CSC’s quality programs,” said Dr. Randy Rhine, CSC vice president for enrollment management and student services.

CSC’s master’s degree programs continue to be a driver of the growth, with a 7.09 percent increase of head count and an 11.81 percent upsurge in FTE. A total of 574 students are enrolled in the courses.

Rhine expects the enrollment numbers to continue upward this spring as a number of courses begin later in the semester.

A rising enrollment trend has been occurring at CSC since 2006, with an overall increase near 30 percent during that period.