Enrollment is on the rise at community colleges across the United States.
In many cases state budget cuts have made hiring new faculty next to impossible, causing crowded classes to become the norm. Waiting lists for courses include nearly one student for every two actually enrolled in the course.
Throughout the fall 2009 semester, community colleges across the country had been reporting increased enrollment. The American Association of Community Colleges created a survey to see if these individual schools
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