FALLON - Enrollment at both rural campuses of Western Nevada College has increased this fall, after six years of state budget cuts that drastically reduced programs and available classes.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, which measures the number of credits a student takes and is a key factor in determining state funding levels, rose 4 percent at the Fallon campus to 415 and 3 percent at the Douglas campus to 371.
At the Carson City campus, full-time equivalent headcount rose by 2 percent, indicating that individual students are enrolling in more credits.
College-wide, FTE enrollment jumped 28 percent in Career and Technical Education classes over the prior year.
These programs provide significant hands-on instruction and practice to prepare students for jobs and national certifications in a wide variety of applied technologies. Programs include American Sign Language/Deaf Studies, Applied Industrial Technologies, Automotive Technology, Business, Construction Management, Construction Technology, Criminal Justice/POST Academy, Education, Graphic Communications, Information Technology, Machine Tool Technology, and Welding.
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