GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Central Community College has announced its total college-wide enrollment for the 2024 fall semester is 6,553, comprised of 1,820 full-time and 4,733 part time students. Full-time equivalent student numbers are up over three percent which is positive news for CCC. Enrollment, especially for part-time students, will continue to grow throughout the fall semester due to short-term training and a second round of eight-week classes.
Total college-wide enrollment is comprised of 2,283 on-campus students and 4,270 distance learning students enrolled through CCC’s campuses in Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings and centers in Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington and Ord.
“It is encouraging to see our overall full-time student enrollment numbers increasing, as we continue to see extremely strong job placement of graduates with the technical, business and health degrees, diplomas and certificates our students are seeking in addition to our reasonably-priced transfer courses for advanced degrees,” said CCC President Dr. Matt Gotschall.
Because of local workforce demand, health, career and technical sciences, business and academic transfer courses and programs are all seeing more student interest.
In health sciences courses, nursing, and health are seeing increased enrollments. Career and technical sciences courses seeing increased enrollment including automotive technology, auto body technology, electrical technology, environmental health and safety, mechatronics, and truck driving. Business courses such as entrepreneurship and media arts are seeing increases as are academic transfer courses like biology and psychology.
On-campus housing is near capacity at both the Columbus and Hastings campuses where on-campus housing is available. There is also increased student-athlete participation in men’s golf, women’s basketball and co-ed shotgun sports.
