Concordia College

Fall Enrollment Features Perfect Attendance

Sep 11, 2008


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Fall Enrollment Features Perfect Attendance

Fall enrollment at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., is 2,823, an increase of eight students from last year. The total count includes 776 first-year students. A full 100 percent of registered freshmen arrived on campus and are enrolled, which is a historical achievement.

“I’ve been in higher education for more than a decade and I’ve never experienced or know of anyone else who has enjoyed perfect freshmen enrollment,” says Omar Correa, vice president for Enrollment. “I think it speaks volumes about the emphasis we place on finding high-caliber students who are a great fit for the quality of personalized education Concordia offers.”

The freshman class compiled an average ACT score of 25 and one-third of the students were in the top 10 percent of their high school class. The total student body represents 40 states and 42 countries.

Correa says Concordia is not pursuing enrollment growth, instead the college continues to shape the student body to meet quality objectives.

“The academic profile of our two most recent incoming classes is the strongest in college history,” says Correa. “We are intentional in our efforts to strengthen our student body while maintaining our emphasis on making Concordia accessible to all who will thrive here.”

Concordia College is a four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America offering 78 majors, including 18 honors majors, and 12 preprofessional programs.

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