Lamont proposes legislation to improve college enrollment
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced a number of legislative proposals Thursday aimed at tackling dropping enrollment numbers at Connecticut’s colleges and universities.
Nationwide, postsecondary enrollment decreased by 2.5% in the fall. In Connecticut, that number dropped by 3.5%, with community colleges seeing the largest enrollment decline in the state at 15%.
“What we’re trying to do is make sure that when it comes to higher ed we take away … those procedures and roadblocks,” Lamont said on Thursday. “With a lot of help from the feds, we’re maintaining our commitment to K-12, CSU system, UConn and our other colleges, making sure that they’re open and affordable, and now we have to make sure that kids go there.”