Fall 2004 Enrollment Report
for Northwestern Michigan College

September 7, 2004

Enrollment Observations for Fall 2004

Enrollment headcount is up 1.49 percent from last year going 4,358 to 4,423 students. Credit Hours are up 2.32 percent and Contact Hours are up 4.61 percent, as projected. Tuition is up 6 percent as of Report Day. The Cadillac campus closed.

Divisions with large increases are Physical Education up 22.8 percent, Bridge Program up 14 percent, and Business up 9.6 percent. Departments with large increases are Law Enforcement up 136 percent, Culinary Arts up 71.3 percent, ITD and ITH each up 60 percent, and Allied Health up 54.2 percent. Large increases were experienced in specific departments: Culinary Arts up by 71 percent, Allied Health up by 54 percent, and Maritime Engine up by 24 percent. More information can be found at the links below.

• Comprehensive summary for past seven years.

For more detail on Enrollment Information, see the following Digital Dashboard reports.
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• Executive Summary — Includes applications, financial aid, headcount, credit hour, contact hour, and assessed tuition and fees.
• Headcount Analysis — Comparison of students registered by residency, age range, credit load, and student type.
• Credit Hours Generated by departments
• Contact Hours Generated by departments

Additional Information

• Application Yields by Demographics — Residency, age range, student types, gender, financial needs, and application source.
• Application Statistics by Program of Study
• Recruiting Information
  • Source analysis
  • Inquiry yields by demographics of gender, age range, and county.
• Enrollment Comparisons at Michigan Community Colleges according to the MACRAO Weekly Enrollment Report. Past reports are found at Historical enrollment comparisons at Michigan Community Colleges.