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Northampton Community College president: Pocono campus 'is not closing' amid enrollment shift
Summary
Dave Root, president of Northampton Community College, told Monroe County officials on March 18 that rumors of the Poconos campus closing are false, and described enrollment declines on campus alongside double-digit online growth as the college revamps programs and seeks partnerships to boost on-campus training.
Dave Root, president of Northampton Community College, told the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on March 18 that the college’s Poconos campus is not closing and that reports suggesting otherwise are “a complete rumor.”
Root said on the record that in-person enrollments at the campus have declined since the COVID-19 period while online enrollment has risen “double digits,” prompting a strategic response. “We’re not closing,” he said, adding that the college…
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