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District 87 is launching a new curriculum for middle and high schoolers enrolled as English language learners — part of an effort to better serve the growing demographic group.
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Illinois Wesleyan University had a 16% increase in first-year students to start the school year. Kasey Evans, the associate vice president for enrollment, also says total enrollment rose 3%. That's after a sharp drop last year.
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Heartland Community College enrollment grew incrementally to start the new term. Enrollment vice president Sarah Diel-Hunt said student headcount at Heartland is up 1.3%, while credit hours taken dropped by 0.9%.
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Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of a declining pool of college applicants, but are less likely than white students to graduate. A workshop organized by Illinois State University's Latin American and Latino Studies program aimed to address the needs of Latino families during the recruitment process and after arriving on campus.
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Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has encouraging enrollment data for the fall. IWU President Georgia Nugent said projections from deposits so far suggest IWU is on pace for 500 new first-year students.
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Illinois State University has its biggest incoming class in 35 years this fall. Jana Albrecht, the university's associate vice president for enrollment management, said the 3,983 freshmen bring total enrollment to 20,683 students.
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Heartland Community College enrollment rose slightly this fall term, up 2% compared to last year. Enrollment by new students grew more than the overall number, at 6% growth.
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Heartland Community College reported Tuesday it has returned to pre-pandemic levels of students. As of the 10th day of classes, student enrollment was 4,436, a 2.5% increase from the start of the fall term last year.
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The incoming class at Illinois Wesleyan University has more diversity and more McLean County residents than any other in school history.
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Illinois State University enrollment dropped 2% from last year to the current fall term. But there are some encouraging signs.