Law school applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.
Roughly 12.5 percent fewer students are taking classes this winter at Jackson Community College compared to a year ago, keeping the college’s enrollment numbers at 2006 levels.
Texas A&M University announced an ambitious plan Wednesday to more than double its engineering enrollment, to 25,000 students, by 2025. That would be nearly half of the overall fall enrollment of 50,227 at the College Station campus.
University of California receives more than 174,700 applications for next fall, up 10.7%. For the first time, Latinos account for the biggest proportion, at 32%.
Trustees at a small, 143-year-old women's college in central Pennsylvania have approved a plan that will convert the school to a fully coeducational institution, officials said Sunday.
