Community colleges bursting at seams

November 10, 10:13 AMColorado Education ExaminerTodd Engdahl

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Enrollment at Colorado community colleges is up more than 20 percent as some students see school as a better option than trying to find non-existent jobs and others seek new skills for future jobs.

Getting more education usually is a good thing, but the enrollment boom has its downsides.

For students, it can mean aggravations as small as crowded parking lots and as big as not being able to get into the classes they need. Some colleges have had to stop added class sections because they can't find enough instructors.

For the colleges, the enrollment crush means a scramble to find classrooms and teachers and a good news/bad news financial dilemma.

More students bring in more tuition revenue. (Tuition rates went up 9 percent this fall and are expected to rise an equal amount next year.) But, given the tight budget situation, colleges won't necessarily be reimbursed later with aid for those extra bodies.

Get the details on Education News Colorado.