College enrollment dropped by 463,000 students from 2012 to 2013, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Wednesday. It is the second year in a row that college enrollment dropped nationally. According to the statistics, a 10-percent enrollment drop at two-year colleges fueled the overall decline. Enrollment at four-year colleges grew by 1 percent.
Here’s a Census graph comparing the number of students enrolled, sector by sector, during the past few years: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/releases/2014/cb14-177_graphic_school_enrollment.pdf
Read more at The U.S. Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-177.html
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