Lone Star College Enrollment Hits a Record High of 82,818 Students - The Woodlands
Lone Star College Enrollment Hits a Record High of 82,818 Students - The Woodlands
Published: Sep 15, 2014, 11:00am
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Lone Star College announced that student enrollment hit an all-time
high, with 82,818 credit students attending this fall, a 7 percent
increase over fall 2013.
This record-breaking credit student
enrollment brings the total LSC student population to more than 95,000
when combined with non-credit workforce and community education
students. Lone Star College continues to be the largest institution of
higher education in the greater Houston area and one of the
fastest-growing in the nation.
�I believe this growth illustrates
the tremendous confidence our community has in Lone Star College to
provide a high-quality education for students that�s affordable,
flexible and close to home,� said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC
chancellor.
�Lone Star College is the college of choice; one out
of every four area May high school graduates attends Lone Star College
the following fall,� said Chancellor Head. �Our average class size is 23
students and our faculty members are top-notch, excelling as teachers,
mentors and scholars. That�s why more than 95,000 students choose LSC."
The
fall 2014 enrollment of 82,818 credit students includes an additional
5,197 over last fall�s enrollment of 77,621 credit students.
Chancellor Head noted that the average-size college in Texas enrolls about 5,500 students.
�We�re adding the equivalent student population of an average Texas community college each year,� Chancellor Head said.
Every
Lone Star College logged significant student enrollment growth.
LSC-CyFair hit a major milestone as the first Lone Star College to
enroll more than 20,000 credit students, with 20,384 credit students
enrolled, representing a 4 percent increase over last year. LSC-CyFair
was built 10 years ago to accommodate 10,000 students and the 20,384
student population illustrates the continuing and growing community
need.
LSC-University Park posted the largest percentage increase
at 27 percent with 9,261 credit students enrolled. Other Lone Star
Colleges� fall enrollment and percentage of growth over 2013 includes:
LSC-Kingwood, 12,837 credit students, 7 percent; LSC-Montgomery, 13,254
credit students, 4 percent; LSC-North Harris, 17,721 credit students, 3
percent; and LSC-Tomball, 9,361 credit students, 6 percent.
Lone
Star College has recorded unprecedented growth over the past few years �
adding more than 33,000 students since 2007, a 68 percent increase,
making it one of the fastest-growing colleges in the nation.
This
growth at LSC mirrors the population growth in the LSC region, which
has added 176,000 people in the last four years. Projections call for
the LSC service area to add an additional 241,800 people by 2019.
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