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Oct 25, 2012 at 2:59 PM EDT
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Oct 25, 2012 at 2:59 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) - State education officials say fewer students than last year are attending college within the University System of Georgia this fall.
The enrollment figures were released Wednesday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the system is teaching 314,365 students, a decline of 1.2 percent.
Of the system's 35 colleges, 19 are teaching fewer students. The largest declines are at two-year colleges and those that emphasize associate degree programs.
This is the third time since 1978 that enrollment dropped. It puts an end to more than a decade of record-setting enrollment growth.
State education officials have said the decline was expected since the pace of growth has slowed in recent years.
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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com
