Fleming College garners highest enrolment in 50-year history

Fleming College has set a record enrolment for the fall semester at its campuses.

College officials say 6,275 full-time students are attending Fleming’s campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. It’s the highest enrolment in Fleming College’s 50-year history.

“We are delighted to reach this significant milestone, particularly as we celebrate Fleming’s 50th anniversary this fall,” stated Fleming College president Tony Tilly.

“This is clearly a strong indication of the quality, relevance and reputation of our programs as well as the commitment of our faculty and staff to ensuring our students have the best learning experience possible.”

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The number of new students grew by 11 per cent over 2016 with more than 3,660 students starting their first semester at Fleming this fall.

International enrolment also continues to grow with more than 1,000 students from 33 countries. Close to 600 new international students enrolled for the fall, a 132 per cent increase over last year.

New domestic students totaled 3,082 — a 1.2 per cent increase.

“This domestic growth comes despite challenging demographics which show continued declines in the number of secondary school students across Ontario,” the college stated.

The College’s record number of students this fall follows strong enrolment numbers from earlier this year, including the highest ever summer enrolment with more than 1,500 students, and record first-semester intake in January of more than 1,230 students.