Dakota Wesleyan enrollment declines 10 percent
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Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- The fall enrollment at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell is down 10 percent from last fall.
Officials put this fall's enrollment at 714, down from 793 students a year ago. Last fall's enrollment was the highest in the past 30 years.
DWU's provost, Amy Novak, says part of the reason for the decline is fewer part-time students. She says groups of high school and other students that took classes last year on a spot basis are not doing so this year.
The school did say it met its recruiting goals for incoming freshmen. The freshman class has 280 students.
Officials put this fall's enrollment at 714, down from 793 students a year ago. Last fall's enrollment was the highest in the past 30 years.
DWU's provost, Amy Novak, says part of the reason for the decline is fewer part-time students. She says groups of high school and other students that took classes last year on a spot basis are not doing so this year.
The school did say it met its recruiting goals for incoming freshmen. The freshman class has 280 students.
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