Nearly 150 people applied for the 15 spots in the utility line worker training program that started in early March at Bridgeport s Housatonic Community College.
Cora Parkhurst Lawrence of Southington, Connecticut died on March 10, 2023. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert H. Lawrence for 56 years. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1933 and was educated in the West.
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Enrollment in the state’s community colleges, already dwindling over the years, has been further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent uptick in job openings, leading to fewer people deciding to attend two-year colleges.
Local colleges Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield and Manchester Community College were among the schools with the sharpest decline in students since the pandemic started, as well as over the past decade.
Asnuntuck has seen a 27.4% drop in full-time equivalent enrollment since 2019 and a 29.7% decrease over the past 10 years.