Officials of Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus/Franklin are urging interested individuals to enroll for Spring semester quickly due to capacity issues.

Ivy Tech’s headcount for spring semester is up 19 percent at this point in the enrollment cycle as compared to last year at this same time. Many students enroll during the month prior to the start of each term, so students are encouraged to register as soon as possible in order to be enrolled in the courses in which they are interested.

“We are continuing to plan for Spring semester with the best interests of our students in mind; those who have not registered yet are encouraged to do so at their earliest opportunity, so that we can work with our current space constraints,” said Chancellor John Hogan.

Headcount for summer semester at Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus is up 16% compared to the first day of summer semester last year.

Ivy Tech’s first-day summer headcount figure was 2,648 as the college began the summer semester on May 24. First-day headcount for the summer term last year totaled 2,284.

The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) students is also up 16% as compared to last summer term. FTE for first-day headcount this summer totaled 945 as compared to 812 last summer.

Chancellor John Hogan commented, “We are pleased to continue to serve an increasing number of area residents by providing programs in which there is strong demand.”

The Columbus region of Ivy Tech Community College has experienced a 41 percent increase in enrollments over last year at this same time. On the first day of Spring semester, 2009, the number of enrollments was 4,383; on the first day of Spring semester, 2010, it was 6,163. Four-year enrollment growth figures for Spring semester are as follows: 2007 – 2,563; 2008 – 2,974; 2009 – 4,383; 2010 – 6,163. (more…)