Economy sending more students to community college - Zack Harold, Charleston Daily Mail staff

West Virginia's community and technical colleges are benefiting from enrollment bumps as students seek shelter from a shaky economy. "Typically when the economy dips, community college enrollment increases," said Jim Skidmore, chancellor of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System. "With the downturn in the economy, tuition rates are lower and kids are staying closer to home with plans to move to four-year institutions later." West Virginia State University Community and Technical College's enrollment is up 28 percent with 2,227 students this fall, 490 more than last year.