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Nevada College Enrollments Continue to Increase
November
18, 2002
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Suzanne Ernst (702) 889-8426
Nevada College Enrollments Continue to Increase
LAS VEGAS – In spite
of tough economic times facing the nation and flat or shrinking enrollments
in U.S. universities and colleges, Nevada’s public system of higher education
continues to experience increases in enrollment growth according to figures
released today.
The eight institutions that comprise the University and Community College of
System of Nevada saw a System-wide headcount enrollment increase of 3.3 percent
(90,080 to 93,068) compared to fall 2001 enrollment. Growth in full-time equivalent
(FTE) students increased by 8.5 percent for the same period (50,531 to 54,832).
These totals include 12,500 Millennium Scholars. The more rapid growth in FTE
enrollment means that more students are enrolling in more courses, a pattern
that will likely result in faster completion of degrees.
“Our fall 2002 enrollment demonstrates that we are extending our trend
of ever-increasing enrollments at our universities and community colleges,”
said Dr. Jane Nichols, UCCSN chancellor. “Since 1991, we’ve increased
our System-wide enrollments by more than 28,000 students.”
“To put that figure in perspective, we’ve served an increase in
students that is equivalent to the current student population of our largest
university, UNLV,” added Nichols. “The impact of the Millennium
Scholarship is unmistakable – on both students going to college and students
being able to attend school on a full-time basis.”
“Nevada is facing a fiscal crisis that will clearly be exacerbated by
the demand by its citizens for the opportunity to go to college. Yet, it is
our hope that state funding for this enrollment growth will be forthcoming so
that Nevadans can have the same chance to be educated that people in surrounding
states have.”
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)
Enrollments
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) is used to measure each institution's workload performance
or the amount of instruction delivered. FTE is calculated by dividing the total
number of enrolled credit hours divided by 15 for undergraduate students.
Institution |
Fall
2001 |
Fall
2002
|
%
Change |
| University of Nevada,
Las Vegas |
16,236 |
17,777 |
9.5% |
| University of Nevada,
Reno |
10,804 |
11,668 |
8.0% |
| Nevada State College,
Henderson |
--- |
116 |
--- |
| Community College of
Southern Nevada |
15,266 |
16,532 |
8.3% |
| Great Basin College |
1,208 |
1,251 |
3.6% |
| Truckee Meadows Community
College |
4,889 |
5,324 |
8.9% |
| Western Nevada Community
College |
2,128 |
2,164 |
1.7% |
| UCCSN System-wide |
|
|
8.5% |
Headcount Enrollments
Headcount enrollment is an unduplicated count of individual students enrolled
in at least one credit course which can be used to fulfill the requirements
of a degree, certificate or other formal award granted by the reporting institution;
or at least one credit-bearing remedial or developmental course required for
successful entry into those credit courses which can be used to fulfill the
requirements of a degree, etc.
|
Institution
|
Fall
2001
|
Fall
2002
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%
Change
|
| University of Nevada,
Las Vegas |
23,618
|
24,965
|
5.7%
|
| University of Nevada,
Reno |
14,316
|
15,093
|
5.4%
|
| Nevada State College,
Henderson |
---
|
177
|
---
|
| Community College of
Southern Nevada |
33,364
|
33,481
|
0.4%
|
| Great Basin College |
2,680
|
2,733
|
2.0%
|
| Truckee Meadows Community
College |
10,445
|
11,250
|
7.7%
|
| Western Nevada Community
College |
5,657
|
5,369
|
-5.1%
|
| UCCSN System-wide |
|
|
3.3%
|
The Nevada Board of Regents
is the elected, 11-member governing body for the University and Community College
System of Nevada. Comprising two doctoral granting universities, a state college,
four comprehensive community colleges and one internationally acclaimed research
institute, the UCCSN serves the educational and job training needs of the nation's
fastest growing state. As Nevada's only system of higher education, the UCCSN
provides educational opportunities to more than 90,000 students.
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