North Idaho College posted a 16.5 percent increase in enrollment for fall 2009 with an increase of 803 students from last year’s enrollment of 4,856, bringing the total headcount this year to a record 5,659. "Like other community colleges across the nation, North Idaho College enrollment is up significantly this fall," said NIC President Priscilla Bell. "But what’s truly remarkable is how NIC staff, faculty and administrators were able to accommodate this record amount of students without turning a single person away." NIC is an open-admissions institution, and all new students who applied for admission this fall were accepted/Stacy Hudson, Press Room. More here.

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