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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2010
LCTCS Enrolls Nearly 68,000 for Spring SemesterBATON ROUGE -- Enrollment at Louisiana's community and technical colleges continues to soar, as the Louisiana Community and Technical College System once again experiences record-breaking enrollment during the spring semester. Based on 14th class day credit enrollment figures, system-wide enrollment is up 16.3 percent, from 58,454 students in spring 2009 to 67,862 students in spring 2010.
"As Louisiana continues to be faced with economic, budget, and workforce challenges, it is even more evident the critical role that community and technical colleges must play in helping the citizens and businesses of this state. The only way we can do this is through the continued growth and expansion of our institutions," said LCTCS President Dr. Joe D. May.
All of the system's colleges experienced an increase in enrollment. Three colleges' enrollment increased by more than 30 percent. The most significant increase occurred at the South Central Technical College (Region 3), which experienced a 39.8 percent surge from 1,943 students to 2,716 students. Closely following was Northshore Technical College (Region 9), which increased by 39.1 percent from 2,668 students to 3,712. Rounding out the three was River Parishes Community College in Sorrento which added an additional 423 students for a 31.2 percent increase from 1,354 students to 1,777 students.
Below is a chart which includes the credit enrollment figures for spring 2010. For additional information, contact Kizzy Payton at kpayton@lctcs.edu or (225) 922-2391.
|
LCTCS Spring 2010 14th Class Day Credit Enrollment |
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|
College |
Spring |
Spring |
Difference |
% Difference |
|
Baton Rouge CC |
7,026 |
7,841 |
815 |
11.6% |
|
Bossier Parish CC |
4,759 |
5,647 |
888 |
18.7% |
|
Delgado Community College* |
16,528 |
19,292 |
2,764 |
16.7% |
|
Elaine P. Nunez CC |
1,699 |
1,848 |
149 |
8.8% |
|
River Parishes CC |
1,354 |
1,777 |
423 |
31.2% |
|
South Louisiana CC |
3,478 |
3,749 |
271 |
7.8% |
|
Louisiana Delta CC |
1,526 |
1,739 |
213 |
14.0% |
|
L.E. Fletcher Technical CC |
1,413 |
1,660 |
247 |
17.5% |
|
Sowela Technical CC |
1,926 |
1,932 |
6 |
0.3% |
|
LTC Capital (R2) |
3,211 |
3,748 |
537 |
16.7% |
|
LTC South Central (R3) |
1,943 |
2,716 |
773 |
39.8% |
|
LTC Acadiana (R4) |
3,572 |
3,770 |
198 |
5.5% |
|
LTC Central (R6) |
2,423 |
3,064 |
641 |
26.5% |
|
LTC Northwest (R7) |
2,720 |
3,065 |
345 |
12.7% |
|
LTC Northeast (R8) |
2,097 |
2,302 |
205 |
9.8% |
|
LTC Northshore (R9) |
2,668 |
3,712 |
1,044 |
39.1% |
|
LCTCS TOTAL |
58,343 |
67,862 |
9,519 |
16.3% |
Source: Spring 2009 La. Board of Regents' Statewide Student Profile System. Spring 2010 credit enrollment, as of February 11, 2010, is based on data submitted to the system office by the LCTCS institutions. The enrollment is not official until submitted to the La. Board of Regents' Statewide Student Profile System.
*Note: Enrollment for Delgado includes the Jefferson and West Jefferson Campuses.
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Louisiana's Workforce Solution: The Louisiana Community and Technical College System enrolls more than 60,000 students at its institutions throughout the state. Providing a Day One Guarantee, our colleges strive to direct the high demand, industry-sensitive training our State needs. We focus on workforce and economic development, and on improving the quality of life of Louisiana’s citizens through educational programs offered at our 50 campus locations. Our System colleges include: Baton Rouge Community College, Bossier Parish Community College, Delgado Community College, L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College, Louisiana Delta Community College, Nunez Community College, River Parishes Community College, South Louisiana Community College, SOWELA Technical Community College, and the Louisiana Technical College, with campuses in eight regions throughout the state.
