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Cascadia College president reports enrollment gains, equity progress and student supports
Summary
Cascadia College President Dr. Eric Murray told Kenmore council the college's recent enrollment is up and the school has closed a long-standing success gap between historically underrepresented students and white students; he highlighted emergency grants, laptop checkout, food pantry expansion and a bachelor's program in computer science.
Dr. Eric Murray, president of Cascadia College, told the Kenmore City Council on Oct. 13 that the college has seen multi-year enrollment gains, robust student supports and notable progress on equity and inclusion.
"The punchline is things are good, and they have been for a few years now," Murray said during the State of the College presentation. He reported enrollment increases over recent years and said this fall's enrollment was up 12 percent. Murray cited several student supports: emergency grants (staff said more than $50,000 in emergency grants were distributed), a laptop checkout program, a mentoring program called…
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