Alamo Community Colleges' Fall 2008 Enrollment Increases to 52,010

The Alamo Colleges’ continue to be one of the nation’s largest post secondary institutions, with a record fall 2008 credit enrollment of 52,010 students, an increase of 4% over fall 2007. Annually, The Alamo Colleges enroll more than 69,000 credit students, and more than 33,300 students in Continuing Education and Workforce programs, contributing to a total annual enrollment of more than 102,000 students.

 “This enrollment increase reflects the fact that the community and our students recognize the outstanding value that a college education at one of our colleges represents,” said Chancellor Dr. Bruce H. Leslie. “We offer a top quality college education for a very affordable cost to make higher education accessible to as many members of our community as possible,” he added.

Fall 2008 credit enrollment at each of The Alamo Colleges is:

• Northeast Lakeview College 416*
• Northwest Vista College 12,034
• Palo Alto College 7,791
• St. Philip’s College 10,056
• San Antonio College 21,713
Total credit enrollment  52,010
 
The Alamo 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. Our high quality and low costs provide exceptional value to our students and alumni, who are major contributors to the economy and culture of our community. For more information, visit our website at www.accd.edu.

*Most Northeast Lakeview College students are registered at San Antonio College or St. Philip’s College students while the college completes the accreditation process.