Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate enrollment has spiked significantly, and schools like Bucks County Community College‘s growth are to thank for the boost, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The school saw a 10.3 percent jump in undergraduate certificate students, mirroring the nearly 10 percent boost nationally, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
In addition, Bucks County Community College saw a 23.1 percent increase in dual enrollment, boosting overall enrollment slightly between 2021 to 2022.
Overall college enrollment nationwide jumped 2.1 percent which equates to 160,000 students.
According to a survey from The Philadelphia Inquirer, twenty colleges in the Philadelphia region saw slightly more than half had a boost in overall enrollment.
Other nearby community colleges, such as Montgomery County Community College, and Delaware County Community College also reported jumps in enrollment.
To read more about Bucks County Community College’s growth in enrollment, and to see statistics for other nearby schools, visit The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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