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Forsyth Tech reports enrollment gains; Transportation Center complete, Learning Commons faces $12 million shortfall
Summary
Forsyth Tech President Janice Spriggs told commissioners June 2 that spring and summer enrollment rose, the Transportation Center reached practical completion, and the planned 45,000‑square‑foot Learning Commons is roughly $12 million short of needed funding.
Forsyth Tech Community College President Janice Spriggs told Forsyth County commissioners June 2 that the college posted enrollment gains this year, a county‑funded Transportation Center has reached practical completion and a planned 45,000‑square‑foot Learning Commons remains underfunded by about $12 million.
Spriggs said the college ended the spring semester with 5% growth from the prior spring, that summer enrollment is about 6.5% higher than last year, and that curriculum enrollments have grown roughly 24% since 2019. She reported continuing education enrollment up about 1.6% on an academic‑year basis and said basic‑skills enrollment rose “19.6 percentage points” between academic years 2023 and 2024.
The figures matter because Spriggs said Forsyth Tech…
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