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More people enrolling at Georgia's public universities and colleges

Story Published: Nov 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - A new report from the state shows enrollment at
Georgia's public colleges and universities grew nearly 13,000
students this fall compared to last year.

The report released Monday shows the University System of
Georgia has hit a record 282,978 students.

That's nearly 5 percent more than last year.

Black student enrollment increased 7.5 percent, or nearly 5,000
more students since.

Total black enrollment is 69,700.

The university system has gained 32,000 students in five years,
the equivalent of the enrollment of the University of Georgia.

That's an overall increase of 13 percent since 2003.

Most of that growth has been at the state's smaller campuses
such as two-year colleges and other commuter schools.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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