College Enrollment Down in Utah
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(KCPW News) Enrollment in Utah colleges this year is down just over one percent.Commission of Higher Education spokesperson Amanda Covington says the reasons could range from higher tuition costs to a strong economy, which motivates people to work rather than go to school. Either way, she says it's a problem because newer jobs in the workforce require college degrees.
Dixie State enrollment fell sixteen percent. The College of Eastern Utah, Slat Lake Community College, Utah State and the U of U saw smaller drops.
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1. Barbara Lovejoy said:
It could also be due to the high dropout rate amongst our Hispanic students...and then debating the possibility of doing away with the instate tuition for them.
2. Steve said:
Dixie State did have a rather dramatic tuition hike this year since it has forgone those for the last couple of years. It couldn't keep passing them up.
However, the school is still a bargain.