From staff reports
CONCORD â Bucking a national trend, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has achieved the highest enrollment in its 79-year history, with two consecutive semesters of record enrollment.
While colleges nationwide saw fall enrollment decline 2.5% across all sectors (public, private two-year and four-year institutions), Cabarrus Collegeâs fall 2020 enrollment of 525 students was up 10.5% over fall 2019 (475 students). Spring 2021 enrollment of 545 students is up even more at 15.9% over spring 2020 (470 students).
The collegeâs online and hybrid programs were a particularly strong draw, with fall 2020 enrollment up 22% over fall 2019 and spring 2021 enrollment up 36% over spring 2020.
College President Cam Cruickshank, PhD, attributes the collegeâs success to a variety of factors including the quality of education it provides, its student-centered approach to instruction, and a strong emphasis on providing students with state-of-the-a