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Centre begins academic year with record-breaking student enrollment RELEASED: August 30, 2007
As of Aug. 30, Centre's opening-day headcount was 1,190, which includes 316 freshmen and six transfers. Last year's opening-day number was 1,147, which also set a record. With a record-breaking enrollment, the ongoing construction of Pearl Hall (Centre's newest residence hall) and the beginning of the $45 million "Trustee Challenge" campus building project (which includes a new science and math center, a campus center and a complete refurbishment of the Norton Center for the Arts), Centre's campus will be packed with students and full of excitement and activity throughout the year!
- end - Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, visit http://www.centre.edu/web/elevatorspeech/ For news archives go to http://www.centre.edu/web/news/newsarchive.html.
Communications Office Centre College 600 W. Walnut Street Danville, KY 40422 859-238-5714 |
DANVILLE, KY—It's official: the total opening enrollment for the 2007-08 Centre College academic year is an all-time record.