COLLEGE ENROLLMENT EXPANDING; ATTENDANCE CLIMBS 25% FOR SUMMER '98.Byline: Jim Skeen Do you mean:
Enrollment at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. has increased for the fourth consecutive semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s , with a 21.5 percent jump in those signed up for summer classes. The summer session began Monday with 4,632 students enrolled, compared with 3,811 last summer. Since June 1997, the college has seen a steady rise in enrollment, reversing a five-year trend of stagnant stagnant /stag·nant/ (stag´nant) 1. motionless; not flowing or moving. 2. inactive; not developing or progressing. or declining enrollment. But college officials are hard pressed to target a particular reason for their success. ``Without doing a poll or a survey, it's hard to say,'' said spokesman Steve Standerfer. ``We've been trying to fine-tune our mix of classes and we've been trying to get the word out about what we offer.'' For instance, the college has tried to improve communication and follow-up follow-up, n the process of monitoring the progress of a patient after a period of active treatment. follow-up subsequent. follow-up plan with prospective students, adjusted course schedules to times believed more convenient for students, and offered more basic skills courses. |
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