Problems ensue enrollment drop b)' Ed McDonald NIC officials will be taking a hard look during the next several months a1 the problem of a dechmng student population. The registrar's office reported that 2,275 students arc now auending NIC. Compared 10 last year's figur~ for the same period, enrollment is down 254 students from 2.S29. According 10 Director of /\dmi~s1ons David Lind)3Y, full-11mc student5 a1c down only 2.9 percent. llowcver. he said 1hc problem 1s mainly a ,ignificant drop in the enrollment of part-11me students. which fell 23 percent Part-umc lludenl\ oncnding NIC last year numbered 976, u figure "hich fell 10 768 thi\ fall . Llnd\a) said the drop III par1-11mc enrollment I\ a maJor concern for NIC ofridah because ,omc of the money 1hc college re\c1ves from the \tote is b:iscd upon n I, (full umc cqu1vnlcn1) hgure\, wh"h ore determined b>· div1dlr1r the total number of ,red11 hour, be1nr lllkcn Ill the 10\IIIUIIOII by Is. Inc rcgmrur'1 oflicc ll\1cd f"Tl· 101.il, 1h1\ ">Cmcuer 01 1,446, while Fl I total\ lur the loll .ernC'ttcr la,1 ~c.ir numbered 1,554 I inthey ~01d the I• IL figures hud lallen 7 2 percent II\ o rc,uh 111 the dccrra,c in student cnrollmcru . <;c,cral lu,1nr, c:ould huH· 11 dir«I hcnrml' on the pmhlcrn, ,m:mdml! to I 111d,a>. lie po1nml to a heller cco11um1· J\ a po1en11nl tu, tor for the dc,;linc 111 par1-11mc ,1udcnt enrollment tlu, \ClllC\ICt
I It \UllJ n1etl 1h01 1'11:<,lU•c the c:.:,lnOm} ha\ 1mprov rd. mnny of the ,tudcm\ "l1tl had hccn 11nemplC1,rJ or who had h«n "'Hf..1111! p.irt 1,mc Jnd a11cnd111~ col· lcac port tnllt' hoH <intc rmunt'J 10 "orf.. on o full llmt' ba\l\ " Mon)' ol 1hc\c pcopk ,a} 10 them,chc), ' \\ ell, I "on't tnf..c m} cto,~(C\) 1h1\ scm~ll'r.' \\hen the, return to "Ori.," I md\11) \ll1d Another ren\on for the drop, a,..:ord111110 Lmd\l\ . 1s that the .. b.1h) bollm" 1~ o,cr He said 1ha1 th1\ )t'ar 11a, the lo11e<.1 numt>er of students to 11rnduu1c from Idaho h,~h M"hoo~ ,mcc 1975, nnd the bull,. 01 NIC )ludcms ore m the high i..:hool ogt' r.ingc. Marf..ct s111ui:1t1on 1$ :1notht'r factor that must t,e considered, Lmdsny said. continued on pagt 3
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Festival Ballet to open tonight The AmcriCUI feMJ\.u Balltt of \lose°" Idaho opens 11s 1984-85 sea5on "uh a pttforman.:c 31 S p.m 1omght 1n the C-A Auduonum. .. lmh .\ir. • a 1Jgh1 baJltt, bcgms the cntcna.mment follo,..cd by "Sleeping Beauty P:i., de Dcu, .. 3.nd "The Girl wuh the Flilllcn Hair." The maJor works for the e,en· 111r·s l)('rio=n.:-c nwudc ·· .\ffw de Coeur.. and ..Symphon} 111 C." Ticleu cu, be ru1cha~ 31 Bun\ \1us1c Store or at the door. The price 1i. S6.50 for :idi.:lts, S5 ior ,•udent!> 30d SJ for .:hildren