(From Crowder College)Crowder College announces a significant increase in students attending this fall. There are 4,337 students enrolled in 39,795 credit hours for the fall 2025 semester. This is an increase of 7.9% in credit hours and 9.6% in headcount. Enrollment this year is comparable to where it was in 2019.
“The exceptional work of Crowder College staff and faculty is paying off through our enrollment increases. We have been working hard to align our programs of study with the needs of our area workforce and transfer opportunities with four-year universities,” stated Dr. Chett Daniel, Crowder College President.
Enrollment growth is coming from many different areas with significant increases in transfer courses, concurrent enrollment, skilled trades, and career and technical education programs.
Crowder College continues to provide short-term, flexible programs that build pathways to in-demand careers. Crowder College provides over 80 programs that allow students to enter the workforce with a certificate, in as little as one semester, or credential or transfer to a four-year university. Crowder offers traditional in-person as well as online courses to accommodate work-life balance. While Crowder College serves the nine-county region in southwest Missouri, many students come from across state lines to enroll.
“We feel value and relevance are the key factors that are impacting enrollment increases. Whether it is the value for high school students in significantly discounted tuition for concurrent enrollment, or career and transfer opportunities, we are seeing programs grow as we partner with transfer universities and employers to prepare for the rapidly changing work environment,” commented Daniel. He concluded with, “Our faculty and staff are working together to find ways to meet students’ needs. Our smaller classes, lower tuition costs, and a clear return on investment are exactly what students are looking for in a rapidly changing economy.”
Crowder College is a two-year public community college that provides associates degrees and certificates to enter the workforce or continue their education at a four-year university. The main campus is in Neosho, with instructional centers in McDonald County, Cassville, Joplin, Nevada, and Webb City. The Joplin Advanced Training and Workforce Center will open in its new location for the spring 2026 semester.
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How come MSSU never releases their enrollment figures anymore?
Congrats - Whether you attend College or Trade School, the continuation of your education or training can benefit you in the long run. To many young people think they are going to be the next Michael Jordan, Video Gamer, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, or Media or Social Influencer. Yet, people need to have dreams, backed up by reality and the ability to have fall backs or plan-b's incase that initial plan falls through. You goal must be able to support yourself or your family. With the cost of college or trade school being significant - the need to understand that whatever your career study is it must be used to support yourself and your family. So many students invest in degrees or studies that will never be able to pay off their investment of student debt or loans. You need to understand the difference between - Job Market and Salary. Some people come out of college with $100K+ in student debt and loans and are not able to find a job with a significant amount of Income to support themselves and pay back their student debt - this is not an intelligent plan, look for careers that have significant future opportunities and seek those out. Do your due diligence, find out the salary levels and future employment numbers for those degrees, before you invest time and borrow thousands to only find out that after you graduate you cannot afford to live without moving back in with your parents or relatives and make payments on those loans. Be prudent when borrowing for student loans, investigate your degree studies are you are investing in studies that will benefit your or will be around in 5, 10 years?
The - Total student loan debt (federal and private): $1.81 trillion, as of mid 2025, because the government is not going to bail you out of your debts and very rarely are student loans ever discharged in bankruptcy, and if your parents or family co-sign on those student loans they will be just as responsible for paying them back if you fail too. Possible losing their houses or even garnishing their Social Security Checks to pay off your Student Loans - SO BE SMART - Investigate your Degree or Study Choices - will they be able to Support you and will those Careers be gone in the next Decade.
Yet - According to a 2024 Pew Research Center report, 57% of adults ages 18-24 live with their parents, while other sources cite that about 45% of 18-29 year-olds lived at home around 2023-2024, a figure comparable to its highest point in the Great Depression era.
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1:11PM, No you are probably living at home or with other family, not working with a high student debt, that you feel for that your exulted leader, Sleepy Autopen Joe Biden's Lies that he was going to Forgive all the Student Debt and you were going to live happily ever after - NEVER HAPPENED DID IT - - - Now pull up your Big Boy/Girl Pants, go get a job and Stop Living Off of Others or on the Governments Rolls.
Just don't blame any of the bad numbers on Republicans!
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