University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana has 1,421 students enrolled this semester, according to officials, which means a 6.3 percent increase over last year.
This semester also brings the third-highest spring enrollment in UAHT history. Enrollment at the UA-Texarkana campus increased by 45.8 percent over last year, said Casey Curtis, UAHT communications coordinator.
The college recorded increases in students from Hempstead and Miller counties in Arkansas and Bowie and Cass counties in Texas. Miller County students increased by 12.6 percent; the number of Hempstead students rose by 5.3 percent; and Bowie grew by 18.4 percent, Curtis said. Cass County students represented the largest increase at 66.6 percent, according to a press release.
In addition, concurrent credit enrollment, which allows high school students to enroll in college courses, saw an increase of 14.7 percent over last year, Curtis said.