By Jacob Lewin. New numbers from Clatsop Community College show a 44-percent drop in student enrollment for the current year. That’s the highest decrease of any of the state’s 17 community colleges. Enrollment at the college has dropped from more than 13-hundred fulltime equivalent pre-covid to only about 750 currently on an annualized basis: “By all measures we are significantly down.” Jerad Sorber is vice president for success at CCC. He says the reason for the 44% drop—the worst in Oregon—is the unique programs and partnerships the school has. For example the school has lost enrollment in courses that train...
