Enrollment Gains Reported
January 1, 2005 - 12:00am - James Stirling
Schools that reported increased enrollment
» Florida Hospital College , in Orlando, Fla., gained 168 (FTE), or nearly 19 percent.
» Kettering College of Medical Arts , in Dayton, Ohio, gained 39 (FTE), almost 8 percent. The Florida campus has almost tripled its enrollments in the past five years.
» Union College showed a gain of 55 FTE enrollments, almost 7 percent over the previous year.
» Southern Adventist University , in Collegedale, Tenn., showed a small gain as well.
For the rest of the Adventist colleges the enrollment news was not so cheering
» Andrews University registered a gain inhead-count students but a loss in FTE students of 14. Andrews administrators are quick to point out, however, that they are represented at many Adventist colleges abroad with affiliated programs, so that students pursuing courses under the Andrews name at home and abroad actually number almost 5,000. And the Andrews leaders point with pride to their new music hall, the Howard Performing Arts Center, with some of the finest acoustics found on
any Adventist campus.
» Atlantic Union College has been beset with problems in recent years, and shrinking enrollmentshave not helped. Over the past year the fall head count dropped 20 percent, and the FTE 16 percent. But the school has weathered the accreditation crisis (presently on probation, according to its Web site) and is promoting new academic offerings like an
associate of arts degree program: gourmet vegan chef. Education-rating publications have included AUC in lists of good schools in the Northeast. Other schools are glad to have held their enrollments with only small percentages of slipping. All the schools have taken on professional development and recruitment officers and sought to tap sources of funding for scholarships and grants. Some even speak of their marketing departments and invest in student recruiting trips.
INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT FOR COLLEGES OFFERING HEALTH-RELATED DEGREES
EARLY IN FEBRUARY THE NORTH American Division Department of Education, headed by Gerald Kovalski, released the figures for the latest count of enrollments for the fall of 2004 at its 14 colleges and universities. The following table details these figures. Total head count (HC) was 23,091 students enrolled. This number includes
part-time students; full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments totaled 19,041. Both of these figures represented small gains of a percent or two over the previous year. For some of the schools, especially health-related professional ones, the gains were dramatic.
part-time students; full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments totaled 19,041. Both of these figures represented small gains of a percent or two over the previous year. For some of the schools, especially health-related professional ones, the gains were dramatic.
Schools that reported increased enrollment
» Loma Linda University gained 362 (HC) or 247 (FTE), an increase of nearly 9 percent.
» Florida Hospital College , in Orlando, Fla., gained 168 (FTE), or nearly 19 percent.
» Kettering College of Medical Arts , in Dayton, Ohio, gained 39 (FTE), almost 8 percent. The Florida campus has almost tripled its enrollments in the past five years.
» Union College showed a gain of 55 FTE enrollments, almost 7 percent over the previous year.
» Southern Adventist University , in Collegedale, Tenn., showed a small gain as well.
For the rest of the Adventist colleges the enrollment news was not so cheering
» Andrews University registered a gain inhead-count students but a loss in FTE students of 14. Andrews administrators are quick to point out, however, that they are represented at many Adventist colleges abroad with affiliated programs, so that students pursuing courses under the Andrews name at home and abroad actually number almost 5,000. And the Andrews leaders point with pride to their new music hall, the Howard Performing Arts Center, with some of the finest acoustics found on
any Adventist campus.
» Atlantic Union College has been beset with problems in recent years, and shrinking enrollmentshave not helped. Over the past year the fall head count dropped 20 percent, and the FTE 16 percent. But the school has weathered the accreditation crisis (presently on probation, according to its Web site) and is promoting new academic offerings like an
associate of arts degree program: gourmet vegan chef. Education-rating publications have included AUC in lists of good schools in the Northeast. Other schools are glad to have held their enrollments with only small percentages of slipping. All the schools have taken on professional development and recruitment officers and sought to tap sources of funding for scholarships and grants. Some even speak of their marketing departments and invest in student recruiting trips.
(Vol.13, Issue 1, p.10)
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