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| Year | Result | Explanatory Note |
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| 2005 | 905.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2006 | 875.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2007 | 993.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2008 | 1,131.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2009 | 1,019.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2010 | 1,331.00 | NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2011 | 1,548.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the SVHEC increased by 16 percent year-to-date. Much of the increase appears to driven by students' perceived value of pursuing a post-secondary education within their home community, as opposed to choosing an out-of-county residential program at a significantly higher cost. In surveys and focus groups, SVHEC students cite affordability and convenience as reason they enrolled in programs at the SVHEC. In addition, the increased number of nursing education programs offered by partners on the SVHEC campus has increased and attracted more students. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2012 | 1,395.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the SVHEC fell 10 percent year-to-date. Several factors have converged to end the rapid upward enrollment trend seen iat the SVHEC n the past 4 years: 1) changes to Pell grant regulations have reduced financial aid availability from 3 semesters to 2 semesters annually per individual; 2) Pell grant awards have a lifetime cap of 12 semesters per individual and many students appear to have reached that cap without completing a degree; 3) lower unemployment rates suggest job opportunities have increased and are attracting students back to the workforce and away from higher education; and 4) Halifax, like most counties in the Southern Virginia region, has experienced population loss. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2013 | 1,194.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the SVHEC fell 14 percent year-to-date. It is noteworthy that United States higher education enrollments overall fell this year in the first significant decrease since the 1990’s. Community colleges were among those institutions seeing the biggest declines. More than 80 percent of SVHEC for credit students are enrolled with community colleges. Causes of the enrollment decrease include 1) a drop in the college-age population and 2) the economic recovery, which appears to be attracting students back to the job market. Additional factors exerting pressure on enrollments include the recent changes to Pell grant regulations capping eligibility to 12 total semesters, and concerns about rising student debt which will likely rise as a result of the Jul. 1, 2013 increases in interest rates for most categories of federal student loans. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2014 | 1,091.00 | The SVHEC did not meet its target for this key agency measure in FY2014. The eight percent year-to-date decrease in for-credit enrollments reflects trends at both the national and state levels, especially for community colleges. The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data shows a three percent decline for community colleges nationally in fall 2013. The decrease in enrollment nationally of students over the age of 24 has been much higher than younger students for the past three years, reaching six percent in fall 2013; this is likely an artifact of the economic recovery as workers transition back into the labor force. Since older students tend to enroll in higher numbers with community colleges and 80 percent of the SVHEC's students are enrolled with a community college, enrollment declines at the SVHEC were disproportionately large. The Center is exploring partnerships with additional degree-granting institutions to increase access to higher education and increase enrollments by providing their degree programs at the SVHEC. Program with flexible scheduling targeted to working adults are those most likely increase enrollments as the economy and job prospects improve. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2015 | 990.00 | Enrollments in for-credit course at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center fell nine percent year-to-date. This is the fourth consecutive year that the number of for-credit fall enrollments at the SVHEC has decreased, due in large part to the economic recovery and improved job market. During periods of economic decline, high unemployment tends to drive increases in college enrollments as individuals try to "upskill" while waiting for the job market to improve. This is what happened in 2008-2012: higher education enrollments rose as displaced workers seek additional training and recent graduates defer entry into the job market. When the economy recovers and the job market improves, those individuals move out of education and back into the work place, resulting in enrollment declines. This has been occurring for at least four years now. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that since fall 2012, enrollments at institutions of higher education have fallen 3.6 percent However, two-year public institutions saw a 10.4 percent drop over the same period. Since more that 80 percent of the SVHEC’s students are enrolled with community colleges, SVHEC for-credit enrollments have been disproportionately impacted by enrollment declines. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2016 | 862.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in fall 2015 fell 13 percent year-to-date. This is the fifth consecutive year that the number of for-credit fall enrollments at the SVHEC has decreased. The magnitude of the FY 2016 year-to-date decrease can be contributed to: 1) the continued economic recovery and improved job market attracting individuals away from education and back to work; and 2) the decision by several of the SVHEC’s four-year partners to cease offering for-credit programs on the SVHEC campus and instead shift to a distance learning model. The SVHEC is pursuing innovative options for increasing access and enrollments. One option being explores is offering for-credit students a "co-enrollment" in SVHEC's Workforce Training courses. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2017 | 707.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in fall 2015 fell 18 percent year-to-date, following the general trend in higher education across the Commonwealth and across the country. Higher education enrollments peaked in the 2010-2012 peroid and have been falling since, as individuals have been steadily moving back into the improving job market. For-credit enrollments at the SVHEC are expected to stabilize and begin to increase in the new biennium. NOTE: Enrollments for each fiscal year are represented by fall enrollment numbers (an Industry Standard). This is an annual measure; data for fiscal year quarters is not available. |
| 2018 | 527.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in fall 2015 fell 25 percent year-to-date. The decline in higher education enrollments continues across the Commonwealth and across the country. Having peaked in 2010, enrollments have been falling as individuals have been steadily moving back into the improving job market, the number of high-school graduates has decreased, and the Southern Virginia region continues to lose population. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2019 | 560.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center rose six percent year-to-date, thanks in part to the addition of the SVHEC's Career Tech Academy, a dual enrollment program for high school students to prepare for careers in high-demand technical areas and to a small increase in partner enrollments. The Career Tech Academy courses in Information Technology and Mechatronics are offered under a Memorandum of Agreement with Southside Virginia Community College. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2020 | 589.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center rose six percent year-to-date. Contributing to the increase was the Career Tech Academy's addition of the Work-Based Learning Experience for second year students, offered under a Memorandum of Agreement with Southside Virginia Community College, and the relocation of the Halifax County High School welding class to the SVHEC for the year. It is worth noting that the community college partners included a noncredit course for Maintenance Mechanics at the SVHEC this year with SVHEC instructional staff contracted to teach the class. Because they are noncredit, those enrollments are not included in the results for this measure. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2021 | 198.00 | The COVID-19 pandemic proved catastrophic for higher education in FY 2021. The pandemic initially disrupted face-to-face classroom instruction across the country in spring and summer 2020, many students had been unable to adapt to online or streamed instruction; others dropped out due to loss of family income during the pandemic. This was true across the Commonwealth, but students in the southern Virginia region faced additional barriers including lack of broadband access. Even as some face-to-face courses resumed the following fall, college enrollments plummeted. SVHEC classroom occupancy was restricted to follow COVID "social distancing" safety protocols and some students chose not to enroll rather than take online classes. Despite the interruptions and under the burden of extraordinary public safety protocols, the SVHEC and its partners persisted. The Career Tech Academy added the Welding program, offered under a Memorandum of Agreement with Southside Virginia Community College. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2022 | 253.00 | Beginning with FY 2022, the SVHEC revised its method of reporting the number of students (“unduplicated headcount”) enrolled in for-credit courses offered by education partners on our campus. In prior years, the partners’ online-only students who reside in Halifax County were included in the unduplicated headcount, based on the assumption of Center facilities and services use by those students. Additionally, the SVHEC had included Old Dominion University's (ODU) online enrollments in Halifax County in the annual measure result because even after ODU switched from seated classes to a distance-learning model, ODU staff still served students at the SVHEC with enrollment services and proctored exams. With the expansion of broadband access, decreasing costs of personal computing devices, and the widespread use of Zoom for classes and meetings, assumption of Center use by online-only students is no longer appropriate. This impacts the annual For-Credit Enrollment measures result but is a more accurate reflection of current for-credit enrollments at this point in time. Even with this methodological change, for-credit enrollments rose 27+ year-to-date. The new Career Tech Academy Automation & Robotics program, offered under a Memorandum of Agreement with Danville Community College, helped boost for-credit enrollments. In the post-pandemic period, SVHEC leadership is working closely with current and prospective education partners to increase access to and enrollments in programs leading to high-demand careers. In the meantime the SVHEC's noncredit Workforce Training programs have grown and taken on more relevance as an economic driver. The community colleges are also increasing their noncredit courses at the SVHEC; those enrollments are not included in the results for this measure. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2023 | 283.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center rose 12 percent year-to-date. Enrollments in the SVHEC's Career Tech Academy continued to grow. Both Community colleges saw their for-credit enrollments on the SVHEC campus increase. This is consistent with recent news that Virginia higher education enrollments are returning to re-pandemic levels. the SVHEC's noncredit Workforce Training programs continue to grow, especially in the IT Academy and Customized training areas. The community colleges are also increasing their noncredit courses at the SVHEC; those enrollments are not included in the results for this measure. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |
| 2024 | 334.00 | Enrollments in for-credit courses at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center rose 18 percent year-to-date. The SVHEC's dual enrollment Career Tech Academy added a new program (HVAC) for the fifth year in a row. High school Juniors and Seniors take the same curriculum as the adult HVAC students and earn the same industry-recognized certifications. Both Community colleges saw their enrollments on the SVHEC campus increase. This is consistent with recent news that Virginia higher education enrollments are returning to re-pandemic levels. the SVHEC's noncredit Workforce Training programs continue to grow, especially in the IT Academy and Customized training areas. The community colleges are also increasing their noncredit courses at the SVHEC; those enrollments are not included in the results for this measure. Note: This is an annual measure reflecting fall enrollment which is consistent with the industry standard; data for fiscal quarters is not available. |