Central Baptist College at Conway, for the first time in its history, has exceeded 500 students.

Central Baptist College at Conway, for the first time in its history, has exceeded 500 students. Final enrollment indicates 304 enrolled in the traditional program (a 9 percent increase) and 200 in the PACE Adult Degree Completion Program (a 74 percent increase) for a total of 504 students (a 28 percent increase overall). Another private religious school, Harding University at Searcy, said its total enrollment had reached 6,108, a 2.2 percent increase over last year's total of 5,975. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,048, with 1,101 of those being new students.