NEW MEXICO HAS THE BIGGEST DROP IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN THE U-S. THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE RESEARCH CENTER SAYS ENROLLMENT AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE DROPPED MORE THAN 8 PERCENT FROM SPRING 2014 TO SPRING OF THIS YEAR. BUT THE SURVEY DOESN’T SAY WHY.
TERRY BABBITT WITH UNM TELLS KOB TV THEY’VE HAD DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES WITH PEOPLE LEAVING NEW MEXICO. SOME STUDENTS BLAME STEADY TUITION HIKES YEAR AFTER YEAR. OTHERS DISAGREE WITH THE RESEARCH, SAYING CLASSES ARE PACKED.
UNM’S ENROLLMENT DROPPED 3 PERCENT FROM 2014 TO THIS YEAR. CNM WAS DOWN 1-POINT-8 PERCENT.
