Summer enrollment and summer courses at Crowder College's McDonald County campus are open for enrollment.
Aaron Divine, campus director, recently outline the summer program.
Summer classes are a pared-down version of spring and fall offerings, he said. Classes being offered include certified nursing assistant, speech, college orientation, psychology, sociology, lifetime wellness, U.S. history 1, English composition 1 and 2, developmental communications, and pre-English (designed for students who test below a certain level and need help before taking English 1).
"Enrollment is about on par with where we were last year. Typically summer is a little bit slower than the rest of the year," Divine said.
He said about 50 students had enrolled as of May 16, but more were expected before classes begin.
"Typical enrollment for summer has been 70 or 80," he said. "We don't start classes until June 5. Compared to where we were last year we're up a little bit. Typically some students will come in that last week before classes start."
"Our fall and spring schedule is a lot larger than our summer schedule is. There isn't the need for enrollment in the summer, and it's an eight-week semester. The need for students to take more than a couple of classes is not very likely. A student can enroll in two classes over the summer and be considered full-time.
"Enrollment looks pretty good. Every year that we've been open we've seen an increase in fall to fall enrollment. Typically it's 10 percent from the previous fall. We look to continue that growth."
The McDonald County campus has been open since spring 2014.
"Summer is a good time for students who want to supplement their schedule. Sometimes students will really load up in the fall and the spring. It's a good time to continue that momentum. Sometimes if you take a break it can be hard to get started again. Summer is a good time to continue that momentum.
"We want to continue to enroll students up until June 5. Students have an opportunity to come right up until the first week of classes and get registered."
He also noted, "We're trying to hire a full-time life sciences instructor for the fall. That should have an impact on our retention rates and academics as a whole for the campus. We've got a few good applicants already, but the more good applicants we can get, the better off we'll be.
"Summer is just a good time for us with fewer classes to get prepped for students to come in in the fall."
General News on 05/25/2017