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Cascadia College president reports rising enrollment, strong retention and budget pressures
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Cascadia College President Dr. Eric Murray told Redmond's City Council Feb. 3 the college has three years of double-digit enrollment growth, high retention and closed equity gaps for students of color, but faces midyear budget challenges tied to declining international enrollments and state holdbacks.
Dr. Eric Murray, president of Cascadia College, delivered the college's annual State of the College to the Redmond City Council on Feb. 3, reporting enrollment gains, high retention and equity progress alongside fiscal pressures.
Murray said Cascadia's enrollment is "about 12% up from last fall," marking a third consecutive year of double-digit increases, and cited retention metrics he described as "number 1": "98% of our students stayed with us from fall into winter" and "90% fall to fall," compared with a national average…
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