Alabama college and university enrollment is trending upward again this year, according to preliminary data from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
University enrollment increased 2.4% in 2024 from last year and community college enrollment went up 12.7%. And an increasing number of Alabama high school students are attending school in-state.
One of the state’s biggest increases in college enrollment comes from people who are still in high school. High school students in dual enrollment represent 4.9% of university enrollment and a whopping 31.9% of community college enrollment.
Read more at AL.com.