CC spring numbers increase

Clarendon College is continuing to grow with spring enrollment figures showing a 9.4 percent increase in headcount over last year.

Total enrollment settled at 1,485 following the 12th class day this past Wednesday. That’s up from the spring 2010 enrollment of 1,358, enrollment of 1,150 in spring 2009, and 1,043 in the spring of 2008.

“For the spring we’re up over 29 percent compared to two years ago,” Dean of Students Tex Buckhaults said. “We’re extremely pleased with this continued growth.”
College funding is based on contact hours, which is the time students actually spend in classrooms, and that figure is also going up. Contact hours this spring are up 11.3 percent over last spring.

“This growth is due in part to the addition of new workforce programs and expansion of
existing programs,” Buckhaults said.

The dean also credited new and updated facilities in Pampa and Childress with improving enrollment.

A team approach to attracting new students and meeting students needs is also credited with the college’s growth.

“We have a good group of people, from staff to instruction and administration, who work extremely well together,” Buckhaults said.

Enrollment on the home campus is 398 compared to 391 last spring. The college has grown considerably at the Pampa Center with enrollment at 454, up from 335. The Childress Center has almost doubled with 69 students compared to 37 last spring. A total of 411 students are enrolled through dual credit programs at area high schools, and the remaining 153 students are enrolled through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.