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Fall enrollment hits new record

Jackson Community College’s enrollment is again breaking records as classes get underway in the Fall 2007 semester.  

After two full weeks of the Fall semester, JCC’s enrollment is up in both headcount and number of billing contact hours over 2006, with billing contacts at the highest of the past 30 years.  Billing contact hours, which represent the actual time spent in class, are up 14 percent over the previous year, with late-starting classes still getting underway.  As of Friday, the 10th day of the semester, JCC had 6,351 students enrolled in 62,886.98 billing contact hours. 

Full-time students now comprise just under half of the student body, an increase over last year, while 52 percent attend part-time.  Students aged 22 or younger comprise 46.5 percent of enrollment, confirming that JCC is the college of choice for this community. 

Enrollment of minority students continues to increase also, with 9.35 percent of the College’s total enrollment, 535 students, identifying themselves as ethnic minorities, compared to 481 students (8.9 percent) last year. 

The number of billing contact hours enrolled is up in all areas.  The number of students enrolled in distance learning courses via the Internet has increased 18 percent in both billing contact hours and headcount.  Hillsdale’s LeTarte Center enrollment is up 13 percent in billing hours and 8 percent in headcount.  Lenawee County’s enrollment at both JCC @ VO-TECH and Lenawee Flight Center is up 7 percent in billing contact hours, while headcount remains steady.

“It is encouraging to see the increasing numbers of students who are making Jackson Community College their choice,” said Cindy Allen, executive director of community relations and the performing arts.  “The College has instituted a number of initiatives and new projects in recent years to help meet the community’s expectations and better serve students.  We believe these increases represent the fruits of those labors, as well as the increasing recognition of the value of the community college.”