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Photos of the Day: Cake for Community College

Students and Howard Community College leaders had cake recently to celebrate the historically high enrollment this fall of 10,000 full-time students.

There is a student boom going on at , which, for the first-time in its history, exceeded 10,000 full-time credit students enrolled this fall.

College officials said they are responding to the boom with:

- More hybrid classes, which combine online learning with classroom learning.

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- An expanded class schedule, with more sessions offered earlier in the morning and later in the day.

- An addition of 14 new faculty positions and five staff positions to support the areas of veteran affairs, retention services, technology, plant operations and public relations and marketing.

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- A second parking garage, comprised of 723 spaces, has been added to the campus.


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