Thursday, August 26, 2010

College Numbers Up


Officials with Rainy River Community College in International Falls are reporting an increase in enrolment.

Classes resumed this week.

New Provost Ken Simberg says early numbers show a ten per increase in student numbers.

"We had set an enrollment goal of 300 full-time equivalents," says Simberg. "Today were at about 307. We think it will go up a little more as we still have students coming in and adding classes at this time even."

Simberg says they were also somewhat successful in the push for more Ontario students.

The college offered tuition fees to them at the same rate paid by Minnesota residents.