There are 11,787 students enrolled at Delta College for winter 2010 semester, taking courses equivalent to 108,064 credit hours

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Economy Drives Record Enrollment of 11,787 at Delta College

Increase of 800 Students Breaks Old Record From 1993

January 31, 2010
By: Dave Rogers

Students driven by a lagging economy to return to school, Delta College is enjoying a record enrollment this semester.

There are 11,787 students enrolled for winter 2010 semester, taking courses equivalent to 108,064 credit hours.

Enrollment is up almost 800 students over the same semester of last year, and easily breaks the historic record of 11,367 posted in 1993.

The economy is playing a large role in this surge. "Across the nation community colleges are retraining America's workforce. People are retraining at Delta into second and third careers," said Trevor Kubatzke, Vice President of Student Services.

Students are choosing programs with good job potential, including all Health fields, Chemical Processing and the Alternative Energy/Wind Turbine Technician program to name a few.

Kubatzke noted that students aren't just coming for short-term retraining, "many people are returning to school for bachelor's degree transfer programs as well."

To help accommodate the record numbers, additional seats have been added to many classes.

Today, Delta College annually enrolls nearly 16,500 students, confers 1,500 graduates, and employs 900 staff and faculty members.

In addition to quality academic programs, Delta offers the region other learning opportunities through Quality Public Broadcasting, the Planetarium, Corporate Services and LifeLong Learning.

Since 1961, Delta College's educational efforts have significantly impacted the local economy. Of Delta's 46,600 alumni, 62 percent live in the Tri-Counties and 87 percent live in the state of Michigan.

Delta College Corporate Services (DCCS) is a global $8 million not-for-profit business unit offering comprehensive services of: Organizational Effectiveness, Training Development, Training Delivery and Training Administration.

Adult learning experience and industry experience are available in the areas of: automotive, finance, marketing, healthcare, chemical, and manufacturing.

For 23 years DCCS has been providing high-quality training administration, development and facilitation services to business and industry in 65 countries and 47 states. As a result, DCCS was named one of the ?Top Training Outsourcing Companies? in the country for the third consecrative year by TrainingOutsourcing.com. Delta was the only community college and only one of two educational institutions selected to the prestigious list.###