After eight years of decline, enrollment at Chemeketa Community College starting to stabilize - Rachel Alexander, Salem Reporter

Across Oregon, community college enrollment spiked during the Great Recession and has been declining since, putting strain on budgets. But Chemeketa's fall enrollment is down just one percent from last year, giving college leaders hope that the future will be more stable. “We consider down 1 percent pretty stable,” said Julie Huckestein, Chemeketa’s president. “We don’t believe that we’re probably going to drop any more.” Statewide, full-time community college enrollment fell 3.6 percent this fall. https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/202/after-eight-years-of-decline-enrollment-at-chemeketa-community-college-starting-to-stabilize