College enrollment in Virginia rose 2% this year, despite the high cost, lingering questions about the value of a degree and the looming demographic cliff.
There are roughly 529,000 students at Virginia’s 60-plus colleges, up from 519,000 last year. Any increase, even a small one, is good news for schools, which face numerous challenges in enrolling more students.
But the news wasn’t good for all schools. Radford and Christopher Newport continued to shrink, and concerns linger that small colleges in Virginia are in trouble.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
