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Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Total enrollment, including off-campus, is 27,693, down 2.2 percent from last year.

Monday, September 17, 2012  After record enrollment in 2010, Northwestern Michigan College is experiencing a drop off again this year.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  A new report says declining enrollment is one reason many Michigan public schools are facing financial struggles.

Friday, January 14, 2011  The spring semester started at Northwestern Michigan College Friday.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  Results released Wednesday say the average composite score for Michigan students in the high school graduating class of 2010 was 19.7 on a scale of 1 to 36. That's up from 19.6 for the class of 2009.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  The University of Michigan says it has received a record number of applications from prospective freshmen for a fourth straight year.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009  This time of year summer camps are normally filled with kids taking part in outdoor activities and sports.  But an area YMCA says enrollment is actually down and more families are requesting financial assistance than ever before.

Monday, March 16, 2009  North Central Michigan College in Petoskey is seeing another record semester with an 8% jump in student enrollment.

Monday, January 26, 2009  An area school district is bracing for big budget troubles with the possibility of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Thursday, December 18, 2008  As more and more people are laid off from their jobs, that's creating a ripple effect that's having a big impact on higher education.