National enrollment in community colleges has declined slightly in the past year, following three years of significant increases driven by the economic downturn, according to a report released on Tuesday by the American Association of Community Colleges.
From the fall of 2010 to 2011, total enrollment dropped nearly 1 percent, to 8.3 million, says the report, which is based on estimates by the National Student Clearinghouse and the community-college association. That figure still represents an increase of 22 percent since 2007, a surge resulting from the recession.
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