East Central Enrollment Numbers Drop Againn ‘Challenging’ Budget Year - Kavahn Mansouri, Eastern Missourian

With enrollment numbers dropping once again, East Central College officials are growing more and more concerned about the college’s financial situation. As of Monday, total credit hours had dropped by roughly 6 percent throughout the college, marking another year of dwindling enrollment figures. That number is somewhat preliminary, ECC President Dr. Jon Bauer said Monday, as dual credit enrollment figures haven’t been released as of yet and final numbers are still being tallied. Bauer noted that within the enrollment numbers are some silver linings. The college saw an increase of new ECC students of 12 percent, an uptick of students seeking transfer degrees of 9 percent and a boost to first-time degree-seeking students of roughly 7 percent. http://www.emissourian.com/east-central-enrollment-numbers-drop-againn-challenging-budget-year/article_1342dfb7-5c94-5b05-b247-c615d28d2ff2.html