DICKINSON, N.Y. — SUNY Broome Community College says its enrollment for the fall semester is up 17 percent, a gain of 559 students, compared to a year earlier.
That’s per a Sept. 12 update from the school. Its initial Aug. 25 announcement had indicated that fall semester enrollment was up 15 percent, a gain of 502 students, compared to a year earlier.
SUNY Broome acknowledged that SUNY Reconnect, New York State’s free community college initiative, played a role in the increase. A total of 790 students enrolled in the new program at SUNY Broome this fall.
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The school also noted growth in business-information management, health studies, health information technology, early childhood/childhood education, and computer security & forensics — all of which are Reconnect-eligible programs.
“We’re very proud to be reporting SUNY Broome’s strongest enrollment numbers since Fall 2020, with increases in both our traditional student and adult learner populations,” SUNY Broome Community College President Tony Hawkins said in the announcement. “As an institution, we are energized by this enrollment surge, and excited to help our students become their best at Broome.”
Classes for the fall semester at SUNY Broome started this past Monday, Aug. 25.
