MC freshmen outnumber sophomores
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
By Iline Tang
EP Editor
Midland College consisted of 5,340 students in 2008 with 4,503 freshmen and 837 sophomores, according to Tom Corll, MC's director of institutional effectiveness and planning.
"The number of freshmen and sophomore at MC during the 2008 school year is close to the number of students for the 2009-2010 school year," Corll said. "The reason there's more freshmen than sophomores is because the majority of freshmen come to MC not knowing how to handle the college lifestyle, but once they realize they're able to handle college, they transfer to a university after the first year."
MC sophomore Taya Miller said she came to MC because it's convenient.
"It's a local college and it appeals to me because of the small classes," Miller said. "Students are able to have one-on-one time with teachers."
Braden Holmes, another MC sophomore, said he's attending MC to get his basic classes out of the way.
"I went backpacking in Europe after I graduated so I didn't have any money," Holmes said. "If I didn't go backpacking, I wouldn't be attending MC right now."
As for MC freshman, Jonathon Suiter, he said he's attending MC because of the Legacy scholarship.
"Coming to MC is free when you have the Legacy scholarship," Suiter said. "I think there are more freshmen than sophomores because I see a lot of familiar faces when I'm walking around campus."
Not only do high school graduates attend MC, but also international students and out-of-state students.
"There are usually 20 international students per semester," Corll said. "A year or two ago, we would usually have 40 to 50 international students."
Corll said the main reason the international student rate decreased is because of the economic impact that's hit the world.
"Because of the economic impact, families haven't been able to send their child to an American college because they can't afford it," Corll said.
In 2008, 595 students out of 611 were from Texas and 16 students out of the 611 were from out-of-state.
EP Editor
Midland College consisted of 5,340 students in 2008 with 4,503 freshmen and 837 sophomores, according to Tom Corll, MC's director of institutional effectiveness and planning.
"The number of freshmen and sophomore at MC during the 2008 school year is close to the number of students for the 2009-2010 school year," Corll said. "The reason there's more freshmen than sophomores is because the majority of freshmen come to MC not knowing how to handle the college lifestyle, but once they realize they're able to handle college, they transfer to a university after the first year."
MC sophomore Taya Miller said she came to MC because it's convenient.
"It's a local college and it appeals to me because of the small classes," Miller said. "Students are able to have one-on-one time with teachers."
Braden Holmes, another MC sophomore, said he's attending MC to get his basic classes out of the way.
"I went backpacking in Europe after I graduated so I didn't have any money," Holmes said. "If I didn't go backpacking, I wouldn't be attending MC right now."
As for MC freshman, Jonathon Suiter, he said he's attending MC because of the Legacy scholarship.
"Coming to MC is free when you have the Legacy scholarship," Suiter said. "I think there are more freshmen than sophomores because I see a lot of familiar faces when I'm walking around campus."
Not only do high school graduates attend MC, but also international students and out-of-state students.
"There are usually 20 international students per semester," Corll said. "A year or two ago, we would usually have 40 to 50 international students."
Corll said the main reason the international student rate decreased is because of the economic impact that's hit the world.
"Because of the economic impact, families haven't been able to send their child to an American college because they can't afford it," Corll said.
In 2008, 595 students out of 611 were from Texas and 16 students out of the 611 were from out-of-state.
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