Conn. College Enrollment Sets Record

 HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut education officials say enrollment at public and private colleges in the state has set another record, as the bad economy continues to push more people into school for degrees and retraining.

The Department of Higher Education reported November 20 that Connecticut’s college enrollment grew to more than 191,200 this fall, a 3.6 percent increase over last fall. It is the eighth-straight year a record has been set, and the largest annual gain in two decades.

Officials say more than 65 percent of the increase comes from surging enrollment at the state’s 12 community colleges and five two-year private schools.

Yale University, the University of Connecticut, and several other schools have record enrollments this year.