Tuesday’s Convocation was spent mainly outside
Seeger Chapel as students looked at possible clubs to join for the 2005-2006
academic year.
Photo by:Ryan C. Harris
Amanda Moore
Reporter
September 16, 2005
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Tuesday’s Convocation was spent mainly outside
Seeger Chapel as students looked at possible clubs to join for the 2005-2006
academic year. |
Milligan College has picked up a few more students as well as set a new school record this year as enrollment hit an all-time high of 964 students.
Milligan surpassed its previous 1998 enrollment record by 37 students, and last
year’s enrollment by 48 students. This year Milligan has seen an increase in
transfer students, a high retention of junior and senior upperclassman and
stronger graduate programs, all of which helped contribute to this record.
The Master of Education program has 99 students, a 29 percent increase from last
year, while the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program has seen a 41
percent increase to 62 students. The Master of Business Administration program
has 40 students in three cohorts this year.
Even though Milligan reached its highest enrollment this year, the freshmen to
sophomore retention rate fell to 73 percent. Tracy Brinn, director of enrollment
management, said the freshman to sophomore retention is a three-year average of
78 percent while the national average for private colleges is 76 percent.
“I am pleased with the overall retention of the college in light of where the
college has been in the past. We have made great strides to get to this point. I
give credit to the entire Milligan community for the success,” commented Brinn.