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Community college to graduate record number of students

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:13 +0000

MERIDIAN — Meridian Community College will graduate a record number of students for the Spring 2013 term. The Meridian Star reports 554 students will be awarded their Associate Degrees and certificates when commencement ceremonies are held tomorrow. MCC Dean of Student Services Soraya Welden said that brings MCC’s total number of graduates for the school [...]

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New Pell Grant rules hurting college enrollment

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:41:12 +0000

JACKSON — New regulations enacted by Congress in June have stripped Pell Grant eligibility from nearly 3,000 Mississippi students. According to a recently completed study of the impact of the new Pell Grant regulations on Mississippi two-year colleges, the changes led to lower enrollments for the fall 2012 semester at 14 of the state’s 15 [...]

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University’s proposal to offer flat tuition rate approved

MBJ Staff — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:19:54 +0000

CLEVELAND — The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning approved Delta State University’s proposal to offer a single flat tuition rate for all students, resident and non-resident. All new non-resident undergraduate and graduates enrolling at Delta State next fall will be eligible for the new tuition rate. Currently enrolled non-resident students will [...]

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Community colleges see enrollment drop; universities only modest gain

Associated Press — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:03:47 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A spike in college enrollment appears to be easing for Mississippi’s public universities and community colleges. Enrollment fell 5 percent at the state’s 15 community colleges, and rose only 0.6 percent at its eight public universities, according to preliminary figures. It’s the second straight decrease at community colleges. Enrollment dipped to 81,311 [...]

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MSU president predicts record-breaking fall enrollment

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:49:28 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University president Mark Keenum says the university is undergoing massive infrastructure upgrades and expects record fall enrollment. Keenum, a Corinth High School graduate, told the Daily Corinthian the university set a record enrollment last fall with 20,400 students, and expects to top the total this fall. The university has five campuses [...]

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MSU playing beat-the-clock with construction projects

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:25:11 +0000

STARKVILLE — With students set to begin fall classes in three weeks, Mississippi State University — with the help of five separate contractors — is working to get as much finished as possible before their return. Officials tell the Commercial Dispatch everything is on schedule. That includes Oak and Magnolia residence halls, which are still [...]

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State lawmakers pass dual enrollment legislation

Associated Press — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:42 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow high school dropouts and potential dropouts to enroll at community colleges, earning a high school diploma while getting worker training. The state already has a law allowing such dual enrollment. But, Gov. Phil Bryant has been pushing Senate Bill 2792, saying it will be [...]

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All universities, except Valley, show enrollment increase

MBJ Staff — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:01:45 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Preliminary fall 2011 enrollment figures at Mississippi’s eight public universities show an increase of almost 4,000 students, or 5.2 percent, from fall 2010 numbers. System-wide enrollment has increased annually since 1994. This year’s increase is the largest single-year increase in enrollment. Alcorn State University, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi, University [...]

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Mississippi College breaks enrollment record

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:56:03 +0000

CLINTON — Mississippi College officials report a record 5,270 students are enrolled this fall. Administrators tell The Clarion-Ledger it is a gain of 262 students over fall 2010, and numbers have risen across the board. There are now 3,238 undergraduates compared to 3,148 last fall. Graduate enrollment has reached 1,263 students compared to 1,152 last [...]

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HCC expects fall enrollment to hold steady

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:17:36 +0000

RAYMOND — Hinds Community College reported its fall enrollment is nearly 13,000 this year. And more students are expected by the end of late registration on Aug. 19, bringing the total close to last year’s 13,500. Kathryn Cole, director of enrollment services at Hinds, said in a news release there were gains this year in [...]

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