Alamo Community Colleges News & Events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
CONTACT: KAY HENDRICKS
(210) 208-8006

Alamo Community Colleges' Spring Enrollment Reaches New Record High

The Alamo Community Colleges, one of the nation’s largest post secondary institutions, has achieved a record enrollment of 65,677 students for Spring 2008. This includes credit enrollment of 53,613 students, an increase of 3.8% over the past five years. The record total also includes a projected Continuing Education and Workforce program enrollment of 12,064 for the period of December 2007 to May 2008. Annually, the Alamo Community Colleges enroll more than 25,000 students in Continuing Education and Workforce programs, contributing to a total annual enrollment of about 95,000 students.

“Our continued enrollment growth reflects our commitment to providing the widest possible access to higher education,” said Dr. Bruce H. Leslie, chancellor. “This includes convenient locations as well as flexible scheduling, including day, evening, weekend and Internet courses, in addition to affordable tuition,” he added,
Spring 2008 credit enrollment at each of the Alamo Community Colleges is:

• Northeast Lakeview College 186*
• Northwest Vista College 11,328
• Palo Alto College 7,906
• St. Philip’s College 10,655
• San Antonio College 23,538
 
The Alamo Community Colleges consist of five colleges serving the Bexar County area: Palo Alto College, St. Philip’s College, San Antonio College, Northeast Lakeview  College and Northwest Vista College. The Alamo Community Colleges serve more than 95,000 students each year. For more information, visit our website at www.accd.edu.

* A total of 3,411 students are attending classes at Northeast Lakeview College. 186 of these students are registered through Northeast Lakeview.  2,201 are registered through San Antonio College and 1,024 students are registered through St. Philip’s College. Northeast Lakeview is in the process of completing accreditation.