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EGCC Reports 20% Increase in Enrollment in 2013
STUEBENVILLE, Ohio -- Eastern Gateway Community College is one of the top fastest growing colleges in the nation, according to the American Association of Community Colleges. With a 20% increase in enrollment, Eastern Gateway achieved the highest semester enrollment in college history this spring. The increase ranked the college as 16th on AACC’s list of fastest growing colleges in the 2,500 to 4,999 student count category.
“I am excited to report that the college’s enrollment exceeded 3,000 for the first time in the college’s history,” Patty Sturch, dean of enrollment management, told the college’s Board of Trustees at its recent meeting. The student headcount reached 3,087, which compares to 2,573 in spring 2013.
The 3,000th student enrolled at Eastern Gateway through the Youngstown Early College program, Sturch said.
The rise was fueled by the enrollment of 44% more new students from a year ago and the increase in retention of continuing students from fall 2013 to spring 2014, which rose to 75%, Sturch said.
Trustees agreed to increase tuition rates by $3 per credit hour, effective with the summer term. Jefferson County residents, who continue to receive a tuition discount because of the 1 mill levy, will pay $111 per credit hour. In-state residents and those residing in the tuition reciprocity counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties in West Virginia will pay $117 per credit. The out-of-state tuition rate is $145 per credit hour.
SOURCE: Eastern Gateway Community College