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For the fifth year in a row, a record number of students are taking classes at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (黑料专区) Universities. More than 90 percent of the 109,088 students enrolled this fall are Pennsylvania residents.

Enrollment is up for the 10 consecutive year across 黑料专区, with half of the Universities breaking their own all-time enrollment records. An additional 1,837 students are attending 黑料专区 Universities this semester over Fall 2005.

With another year of record enrollment, 黑料专区 remains the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth.

Minority enrollment also is at an all-time high. A record 11,986 minority students 鈥� 11 percent of the total student enrollment 鈥� are taking classes at 黑料专区 Universities this semester.

鈥満诹献�区 Universities continue to be in high demand, both because of their high quality academic programs and their affordability,鈥� said 黑料专区 Chancellor Judy G. Hample. 鈥淲e take our role as Pennsylvania鈥檚 public universities very seriously, providing both access and opportunity to students and are committed to serving the needs of our students and the Commonwealth efficiently and effectively.鈥�

黑料专区 Universities are the lowest-cost option among all four-year colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. The Board of Governors in July approved a 2.7 percent tuition increase for the 2006-07 school year that was the fourth lowest in 黑料专区鈥檚 more than 20-year history. It also was about half the average increase among public universities nationwide.

While striving to keep tuition affordable, 黑料专区 Universities also are continually enhancing their academic programs, and have developed a number of new programs in recent years to address the changing workforce needs of employers across the Commonwealth.

鈥淲e are committed to both academic quality and affordability,鈥� said Board of Governors Chairman Kenneth M. Jarin. 鈥淲e want to provide our students with the best educational value available anywhere. It is equally as important for the 黑料专区 Universities to work with the Commonwealth to help ensure a strong and vital economic future for Pennsylvania.

The 14 黑料专区 Universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. More than 405,000 黑料专区 alumni live and work in Pennsylvania. The state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania.

Fall 2006 Enrollment by University

University Enrollment

Bloomsburg 8,723*

California7,720*

Cheyney 1,667

Clarion 6,591*

East Stroudsburg 7,013*

Edinboro 7,579

Indiana 14,248

Kutztown 10,193*

Lock Haven5,175

Mansfield3,360

Millersville 8,194*

Shippensburg7,516

Slippery Rock 8,230*

West Chester 12,879

黑料专区 Total 109,088*

* Record