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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

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Students RETURNING TO CLASSES excited for fall at CCC

ELIZABETHTOWN IN SARANAC

Saranac Elementary welcomes a new principal.

By Stephen Bartlett

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PLATTSBURGH – Donna Ashline works at the hospital and noticed a difference in the nurses. The graduates from Clinton Community College seemed more patient oriented. Now, the LPN from Cadyville is attending CCC full time in hopes of earning a spot in the nursing program. “I want to be an RN,” Ashline said. CCC started its fall semester with a new logo and new

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Tyrell Herring and Maxine Wallace are studying criminal justice at Clinton Community College this fall. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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Plattsburgh State enrolls most diverse class ever By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh State enrolled its most diverse freshman class ever. And that’s not counting international students. Overall, the college met and exceeded its enrollment goals for the 2012-13 academic year. Indeed, for seven years running now, Plattsburgh State has had so many applicants that it has turned some away. This year, it turned away more than half, accepting only 45.6 percent. And that incoming class is strong academically, according to Richard Higgins, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of admissions at the college. Of the 985 freshman admitted, 40 percent are merit award winners. More than 25 percent of the incoming freshman class come from ethnically diverse backgrounds. That is up from 23 percent last year and 20.10 percent in 2010, and it does not The staff of Adirondack Hall welcomes students and their families.

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