2008 Woodie Awards
AC largest college in Texas Panhandle
Vicky Bowen Ranger Reporter
Issue date: 9/22/05 Section: News
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Would you travel 892 miles to a college admissions office to enroll? That equals the distance from Amarillo to San Diego.
There is the possibility that Tulane University's admissions office will relocate that many miles from New Orleans to Richmond, Va., in order to recruit freshmen for next fall as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Enrollment at Amarillo College is a lot less stressful in comparison.
Speaking of Katrina's displaced students, "We are ready if they are," said Brad Johnson, AC dean of college advancement.
"Amarillo College has enrolled just over 10,500 academic credit students for the fall 2005 term," Johnson said.
Enrollment totals stood at 10,563 on the 12th day of classes in fall 2004.
By the end of the term, AC had 10,701 students enrolled in academic classes.
AC has grown by 60 percent the past decade. Fall enrollment has grown each year for nine straight years.
"We are projecting slower growth in the future than in the past," Johnson said.
"This will allow us to put more effort into helping students succeed once they are here."
Robert Austin, associate dean of student services, confirmed the information on AC's Web site that after record enrollments for a decade, the college anticipates a leveling off of enrollment for academic credit students.
"We have an enrollment management plan - a process that involves looking at how many students graduate from high school, how many choose to go to AC and how many go to other schools," Johnson said.
Enrollment figures are varied for the nine counties that AC exists to serve.
Regarding Hurricane Katrina's displaced students enrolled at Texas colleges and universities, the latest information from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board indicates that more than 2,600 of those students have enrolled at Texas institutions.
"We have made contact with the Red Cross and have made it clear that we are anxious to help in any way we can," Johnson said.
There is the possibility that Tulane University's admissions office will relocate that many miles from New Orleans to Richmond, Va., in order to recruit freshmen for next fall as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Enrollment at Amarillo College is a lot less stressful in comparison.
Speaking of Katrina's displaced students, "We are ready if they are," said Brad Johnson, AC dean of college advancement.
"Amarillo College has enrolled just over 10,500 academic credit students for the fall 2005 term," Johnson said.
Enrollment totals stood at 10,563 on the 12th day of classes in fall 2004.
By the end of the term, AC had 10,701 students enrolled in academic classes.
AC has grown by 60 percent the past decade. Fall enrollment has grown each year for nine straight years.
"We are projecting slower growth in the future than in the past," Johnson said.
"This will allow us to put more effort into helping students succeed once they are here."
Robert Austin, associate dean of student services, confirmed the information on AC's Web site that after record enrollments for a decade, the college anticipates a leveling off of enrollment for academic credit students.
"We have an enrollment management plan - a process that involves looking at how many students graduate from high school, how many choose to go to AC and how many go to other schools," Johnson said.
Enrollment figures are varied for the nine counties that AC exists to serve.
Regarding Hurricane Katrina's displaced students enrolled at Texas colleges and universities, the latest information from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board indicates that more than 2,600 of those students have enrolled at Texas institutions.
"We have made contact with the Red Cross and have made it clear that we are anxious to help in any way we can," Johnson said.