Enrollment growth ‘bodes well’ for HSI as it prepares for its 50th Anniversary

 

POSTED ON Dec 04, 2018

 

Beatriz Ceja once said it’s not time to “drop the mic” yet. “If anything it is time to actually pick up the mic…and to speak to the importance of Latino success because Latino success is truly everyone’s success.”

Ceja, a division director at the U.S. Department of Education, was speaking to the EWA on the release of Excelencia’s 2016 report, “From Capacity to Success: HSIs, Title V, and Latino Students.”

This fall, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) posted a historic enrollment. The Freshman class, the largest in TAMIU’s history, is 1,351 strong and includes students from 143 high schools.

Graduate School enrollment, including 22 doctoral students, is up 16% from last Fall’s 822.

TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said the enrollment growth bodes well as the university enters prepares for its 50th anniversary.

“We reviewed our student experience from application to enrollment to try and find ways to streamline and refine that experience. Some changes included broader recruitment outreach and support to offset reduced dual enrollment,” Arenaz said in a statement.

“Others focused on a mobile scheduling system. Some expanded on student experiences in service-learning, study abroad and signature courses which deepened student experience. While promotion is always an expensive proposition, we launched an online Graduate School recruitment campaign . In short, we found ways to broaden the student experience…and students have responded,” Arenaz said.

Other student demographic information this fall:

• • Full-time female student enrollment increased 2.25% percent over the same period last year.
  • Full-time male student enrollment increased by 4.75% percent.
  • Students are coming to the campus from 66 Texas counties, 27 states, and 30 foreign countries.
  • The youngest student enrolled is 13 years old. The oldest is 76.
  • The most popular undergraduate majors include science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields such as nursing, elementary education-bilingual emphasis, business administration, and biology.
  • The most popular graduate programs are Business Administration, School Counselor, Curriculum and Instruction, Public Administration, and Educational Administration.

Registration for the Spring Semester at TAMIU is now underway. The Spring Semester begins Jan. 22, 2019.