Dr. Marilyn C. Beck, president of Calhoun Community College, announced today that with a total of 8666 students enrolled for the college's 2004 spring semester, Calhoun has the largest spring semester enrollment in the school's history.

Of the students taking classes at Calhoun this spring, 5369 are enrolled at the Decatur campus; 2576 are taking evening and weekend classes at the college's Huntsville/Cummings Research Park site; 453 are in classes taught at the Redstone Arsenal extension; and 268 inmates are enrolled in certificate/vocational courses provided through the college's program at Limestone Correctional Facility.

Commenting on the increase, Calhoun President Marilyn Beck, said, “We are extremely excited about our continuing enrollment increases, which we attribute in part to our expanding schedule of early afternoon class offerings at the Decatur campus, the increasing number of Distance Education courses, and the growing enrollment in our Dual Enrollment Program for area high school students.”

“As the largest of Alabama’s 27 two-year colleges, Calhoun continues to offer quality instruction and training opportunities at an affordable cost and in various schedules and formats, which is indicated through our continued enrollment increases," added Dr. Beck.