East side (Verde Valley) enrollment using credit hours increased by 703, out-of-County shows decline

As noted in an earlier post, Yavapai Community College analyzed enrollment trends over the past four years of students taking credit classes using credit hours and zip codes and reported the results of the analysis at the March Governing Board meeting.  The analysis included students taking face-to-face classes and those taking classes on-line.  It found that on the west side of the County there was a drop of 2,767  student credit hours in the last four years enrolling for fall courses (35,504 down to 32,737). 

However, enrollment of students on the east side of the County (Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, et. al.) for fall courses increased by 703 student credit hours over the past four years (8,900 up to 9,603).

Out-of-County students who take most classes on-line showed a decline in credit hours.

East side (Verde Valley) enrollment using credit hours remains about even; out-of-County shows decline

Yavapai Community College analyzed spring enrollment trends over the past four years of credits taken by students  using zip codes and reported the results of the analysis at the March Governing Board meeting.  The analysis included students taking face-to-face classes and those taking classes on-line.  It found that on the west side of the County there was a drop of over 4,000 student credit hours in the last four years (36,538 down to 32,345). 

However, enrollment of students on the east side of the County (Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, et. al.) using credit hours as the measure remained relatively constant (8,897 up to 8,938).

Out-of-County students who take most classes on-line also showed a decline (5,413 credit hours down to 5,350).

Representative Paul Chevalier suggested that with additional marketing effort enrollment could be increased on the east side of the County and the Community College could draw more out-of-County students.  The Vice President of Instruction & Student Development, Dr. Ron Liss, agreed.

It should be noted that although Dr. Liss did not have the exact number available, during an interview with the Blog he stated that he believed that students taking face-to-face classes had declined on the east side of the County while enrollment in on-line classes had increased.

Announces that nearly 13,000 first-year students are enrolled; largest freshman class ever

Arizona State University reports that there has been a 12% increase from last year in its freshman enrollment.  It says that preliminary enrollment figures show about 13,000 incoming freshmen.

The University also reported that this year’s freshman class is the “most academically inclined” in the school’s history.  It said that 55% of the students received a top academic scholarship offered by the University.  The incoming class also boasted higher average SAT scores than their predecessors, with an average of 1210 compared with 1190.

The freshman class consists of 62% Arizona residents.

College attributes decline in students taking courses to part-time employment

The Yavapai Community College informed the Sedona City Council that the number of students taking classes face-to-face on the Verde Campus/Sedona Center would remain about even (13 down) in the fall semester 2018. However, because at least “60 percent of  students are part-time” and working at jobs,  fall enrollees are taking fewer classes with a reduction from last fall of about 300 teaching contact hours.

The College noted that its second largest campus is now on-line; second only to the Prescott Campus. It also noted that District wide, the College was up about 40% this  summer. However, enrollment in the District this fall is “flat” when compared to fall 2017.

See video clip below in re the College discussing enrollment with the City Council.

You may view the entire presentation by Yavapai Community College to the Sedona City Council by clicking here (takes you to the City video web site).

Tells Sedona City Council another 452 students taking non-credit courses; culinary program going like “gangbusters”

Dr. James Perey told the Sedona City Council on Tuesday, March 27 that the Verde Campus and Sedona Center have enrolled a total of  1,432 students in credit classes for the spring 2018 semester. Of that number, he said, 700 students are taking classes online. He added that there were 452 students taking noncredit courses. He noted that the culinary program at the Sedona Center was doing extremely well.

According to Perey, “when we launch an online section of almost any class, they are the very first to fill.”

You may read more about Dr. Perey’s report to the Sedona City Council in the Friday, March 30, 2018 issue of the Sedona red Rock News in an article by Ron Eland. You may also view the Sedona City Council meeting where Dean Perey made his presentation by clicking here. (Sedona City Council web site.)

Sedona reports enrollment up by 2,000 percent

Vice President of Instruction and Student Development, Dr. Ron Liss, reported to the Governing Board at its March 6 meeting that current enrollment figures put the College “almost exactly even” with levels reported last year. He noted that enrollment at the renovated Sedona center is up by two thousand percent.

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Flat or “slightly up” good news for Yavapai College say administrators

Vice President for Instruction and Student Development, Dr. Ron Liss, reported on the latest enrollment data at the February 2018 Governing Board meeting. List said that enrollment was slightly up for the spring semester.  This, he said, was good news, as other community colleges in Arizona were reporting a decline.

You may view his very short report on the video below.

Sedona way up; Upward trend in non-credit offerings through OSA and Dual Enrollment; overall serving about 3,000 students

Dean James Perey reported that enrollment in traditional credit courses on the Verde Campus was down slightly in the spring of 2018. In spring 2017 it enrolled 1,533 students compared to 1,433 this spring (-100). However, there was an upward trend in offerings through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s programs and Community Education. Sedona showed a huge leap.