Coronavirus throws curveball to NC community colleges, students :: WRAL.com
Updated December 22, 2020 8:22 a.m. EST By Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — When the economy falters, community college enrollment normally rises as people seek to retrain for better employment opportunities. After recession hit in 2008, for example, Wake Technical Community College President Scott Ralls said the impact was immediate and long-lasting. "For about a three-year period, our enrollment grew by about 28 percent," Ralls said. While the pandemic hasn’t caused the economy to collapse, many people are still struggling. In true 2020 fashion, the "normal" resp...
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