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Sunday, August 1, 2010

College demand soars on Big Isle (Hawaii Tribune Herald)

'Cram course' takes on new meaning at HCC


by Jason Armstrong


Tribune-Herald Staff Writer

While Hawaii Island's slumping economy is bad for most everyone, it's a boon for Hawaii Community College, where administrators are bracing for record enrollment.

"We're expecting a total of 3,900 (students) or more," Dorinna Manuel-Cortez, HCC admissions officer, said Friday during an interview with fellow administrators.
That would be an 18 percent jump over the 3,299 students who attended Hawaii Island's only public community college during the fall 2009 semester, she said.

It's also the fastest growth rate HCC has experienced during the past decade, she added.
 
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