FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2008
QUINEBAUG VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TURBULENT ECONOMIC TIMES AFFECTS THE COLLEGE POSITIVELY
The fall 2008 semester at Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC)
started with a record 1,947 students enrolled at the Danielson campus and
Willimantic Center. The number of full time students is 715, which
represents a 40% growth since fall 2003. For the first time, the town
of Windham represents the highest enrollment of students with 317. In
turn, the QVCC Willimantic Center has recorded a 25% increase in students
since 2003.
Dean of Learning and Student Development, Susan D. Huard Ph.D. stated, “Once
again QVCC is experiencing record-breaking growth in all sectors. It is
clear that our students are affected by the rise in gas prices because they
are making choices that bring them to campus for longer periods on fewer
days. The growth at our Willimantic Center and in online and hybrid course
offerings underscore students’ desires to economize by staying closer to
home. They are wise consumers using the College’s flexibility to their
maximum advantage.”
Carlos Luna, a 2008 graduate from Windham High School, decided to get his
start at QVCC with future plans to transfer to ECSU or UCONN. Luna stated,
“It’s less expensive to start and close to home.” Another Willimantic Center
student, Blaine Aponte, Windham, CT, stated, “The college experience is much
more appealing at QVCC, particularly because of the smaller class sizes and
the convenient location of the Willimantic campus.”
QVCC AT A GLANCE – FALL 2008:
Total # Students: 1,947
Full Time Students: 715 – 40% increase since fall 2003
Part Time Students: 1,232
Students Taking at Least One Course in Danielson: 1,388
Students Taking at Least One Course in Willimantic:
553
New Students: 470
Average Age: 27
Age Range: 14 - 92
Ages 15-24: 1,123 – 58% of students
Students Taking at Least One Online Courses: 320
Students Taking at Least One Hybrid* Courses: 174
*(combination of in-class and online)
Most Popular Degree Programs:
General Studies
415
Liberal Arts & Sciences 401
Business: Accounting & Management 164
Medical Assisting
148
Fastest Growing Program:
Early Childhood Education, 17 Fall 2005, 115 Fall 2008
Highest Enrollment by Town:
Windham
317
Killingly
292
Plainfield
202
Putnam
164
Thompson
152
Brooklyn
152
Woodstock
128
CONTACT
Margie Huoppi
Publications Associate
(860) 774-1133
mhuoppi@qvcc.commnet.edu