Guilford has 2,833 Students, Sets Several Headcount Records
Guilford has a record headcount of 2,833 students this fall, exceeding the previous record by 5.5% and surpassing the target set in the college’s current strategic long-range plan. Enrollment data were official Oct. 1.
The headcount figure exceeds the previous record set in fall 2007 by 145 students and the goal for fall 2010 in The Strategic Plan for Guilford College 2005-2010: Creative Leadership for the 21st Century by three students.
“Despite challenges families are facing due to the uncertain economy, an unprecedented number of students have enrolled at Guilford this fall,” said Randy Doss, vice president for enrollment services. “This indicates that, overwhelmingly, students and their families are expressing confidence in what a Guilford education will mean for their future.”
“Not only are the numbers of entering students stronger than ever, our retention and persistence rates are higher and that is fueling our enrollment growth,” Doss added. “People are buying into the value of the Guilford liberal arts experience and the effect it can have on their lives and the world at large.”
Included in the record-setting headcount is a record number of traditional-aged students, 1,471—19 more than in fall 2007.
Also included is a record number of traditional first-year students, 448— four more than in fall 2007. It is the sixth straight first-year class of more than 400 students.
The record first-year class also includes the largest percentage of traditional students from North Carolina (50%) since 1970.
There are 1,263 adult students in the Center for Continuing Education—104 more than last fall. Adult enrollment has increased each of the last three years. The all-time record is 1,299 adult students in fall 2005.
There are 99 students in The Early College at Guilford who are enrolled in college classes.
Full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE) is 2,613, including 1,460 traditional students, 1,054 adult students and 99 Early College students
The college’s fall headcount has increased in eight of the last nine years.
Oct. 2, 2009