ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, June 13, 1996                TAG: 9606130057
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-7 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

NRCC ENROLLMENT TOPS 5,700

More than 5,700 students attended at least one credit class during the 1995-96 academic year at New River Community College. The enrollment surpases 1994-95's total by 614 students representing an increase of 12 percent.

At any time during the fall or spring semester, the enrollment averaged between 3,500 and 3,600 students.

About four-fifths of the 1995-96 student body were day students. Females accounted for 53 percent of the headcount enrollment, and males, 47 percent. One-third of the students reside in Montgomery County and about one-fifth of total students enrolled came from Pulaski County with the rest of the students from Giles, Floyd, Radford and other regions.

Also, nearly one-third of the students were over 34 years of age, the largest number of adult students served by NRCC.

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