Enrollment is on the upswing for Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College.
ESU reported a 1.4-percent increase in total headcount enrollment over the fall 2018 semester to 5,877 students. Included in that number was a 4-percent bump iin first-time freshman enrollment and the highest number of total graduate students in university history.
Emporia State is also celebrating other numbers:
*Fall 2019 marked the highest first-year retention rate, topping last year’s prior record.
*The semester had a 72 percent increase in concurrent high school enrollment from fall 2018.
*Average student debt is $6,300 below the national average and over $9,000 below the state average upon graduation.
*Alumni maintain a 97-percent career outcome rate over the past three years.
It’s the second straight year for increased headcount at ESU after a five-year low of 5,732 students in 2017. Full-time enrollment, meanwhile, dipped 1.7 percent to 4,416 students.
At Flint Hills Technical College, full-time equivalent enrollment is up over 2 percent to 699 — and up 18 percent from 2014. Overall headcount is up from 1,425 to 1,514, a 6.25-percent increase from fall 2018, and the college says headcount has increased over 80 percent since 2014.
Like ESU, Flint Hills Technical College is highlighting its post-graduation placement rate, which is now 98 percent.
KVOE News has reached out to ESU President Allison Garrett and Flint Hills Technical College President Dean Hollenbeck for comment. We’ll have perspectives later today on KVOE and KVOE.com.
