2008 Woodie Awards
Enrollment for Spring is on the Rise
Jeff Stark
Issue date: 1/19/05 Section: News
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The spring 2005 semester is underway and as of yesterday 11,267 students are currently enrolled to take classes.
Compared to last spring's enrollment total of 11,250 the number of enrolled students stayed about the same.
Most students found it easier to register online rather than on the phone, whether it is that our generation is more computer literate or the fact that students don't want to be on hold all day the turnout for WebReg overwhelmed TeleReg.
78 percent to of enrolled students registered online, and 22 percent used TeleReg.
"I didn't have to worry about busy signals, it was a lot less hostile." Said student Hector Medina.
Even though most student found it easier to pay online, the majority of students still either mailed in their fees or paid them in person.
48 percent of enrolled students paid their student fees online, and about 9,000 students went online to check their registration dates.
"It was easier to register online," said student Serena Latscha. "It was better because you don't have to wait in line to pay."
Before the spring semester the administration made a big push to try to get students to register.
Dr. Michael J. Viera, superintendent/president even put out a memo urging faculty to encourage their students to enroll in Spring 2005 courses.
According to Lois Papner, dean of Admissions and Records, the school even had advertisements on the radio and newspapers to increase enrollment numbers.
Even though the student turnout for the spring 2005 semester was about the same as last spring's.
"I am still optimistic that more students will still register before the January 21st cutoff date," Papner said.
There was a general concern that the rise in cost per unit would affect the enrollment total, but there seemed to be no coralation.
Dr Arnold Rollin, Dean of Students, said that the rise in fees affected the UC and CSU schools more than the community colleges, in regards to dollar amounts.
However the enrollment fees still suffered from a significant increase in percentage.
For the summer semester the administration is intending to only use WebReg to have students register for classes.
The telephones will only be used for helping students troubleshoot the problems they have registering online.
The last day to register for spring 2005 classes is Friday.
The last day to Withdraw with a refund is also Friday.
Compared to last spring's enrollment total of 11,250 the number of enrolled students stayed about the same.
Most students found it easier to register online rather than on the phone, whether it is that our generation is more computer literate or the fact that students don't want to be on hold all day the turnout for WebReg overwhelmed TeleReg.
78 percent to of enrolled students registered online, and 22 percent used TeleReg.
"I didn't have to worry about busy signals, it was a lot less hostile." Said student Hector Medina.
Even though most student found it easier to pay online, the majority of students still either mailed in their fees or paid them in person.
48 percent of enrolled students paid their student fees online, and about 9,000 students went online to check their registration dates.
"It was easier to register online," said student Serena Latscha. "It was better because you don't have to wait in line to pay."
Before the spring semester the administration made a big push to try to get students to register.
Dr. Michael J. Viera, superintendent/president even put out a memo urging faculty to encourage their students to enroll in Spring 2005 courses.
According to Lois Papner, dean of Admissions and Records, the school even had advertisements on the radio and newspapers to increase enrollment numbers.
Even though the student turnout for the spring 2005 semester was about the same as last spring's.
"I am still optimistic that more students will still register before the January 21st cutoff date," Papner said.
There was a general concern that the rise in cost per unit would affect the enrollment total, but there seemed to be no coralation.
Dr Arnold Rollin, Dean of Students, said that the rise in fees affected the UC and CSU schools more than the community colleges, in regards to dollar amounts.
However the enrollment fees still suffered from a significant increase in percentage.
For the summer semester the administration is intending to only use WebReg to have students register for classes.
The telephones will only be used for helping students troubleshoot the problems they have registering online.
The last day to register for spring 2005 classes is Friday.
The last day to Withdraw with a refund is also Friday.