Students are flowing across Wayne Community College’s campus again as the college begins the 2017-2018 academic year.
A preliminary headcount of 3,257 students puts the college close to the 3,312 headcount from the same point last fall.
The current figure is expected to increase with registration for all classes to be offered this semester extended to noon on Friday and after registration is held for “late-start” courses, such as a set of 12-week courses that begin mid-September and “Fall II” eight-week courses that begin mid-October.
The college reached its enrollment peak of 4,031 in fall 2013 but dropped the next fall. It has been holding steady during the last two school years.
The college has been looking at ways to “make sure we are offering programs people need when they can get to them,” President Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr. said. He cited aviation maintenance and autobody repair classes that will be held in the evenings and online and hybrid-format eight-week business courses as examples of providing convenient options.
“There are a good deal of working poor in this county who want to improve their lives but can’t using traditional 16-week class schedules,” Walker said.
Students who sign up for classes through Friday must pay at the time of registration.
For those who cannot pay the full amount at this time, the college’s payment plan is still an option. The deadline to enroll in that plan, which offers installment options with no interest charges, has been extended to noon on Friday, also. Details are at www.mycollegepaymentplan.com/waynecc.
Call (919) 735-5151 or go to www.waynecc.edu for more information about admission, registration, or payment at WCC.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 12,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.