Post Comments, share Views, read Blogs on CaPe-Coral-daily-Breeze.Com Big splash Season opener for CAPE CORAL Cape and Mariner DAILY BREEZE — SPORTS WEATHER: Partly Sunny • Tonight: Partly Cloudy • Friday: Partly Sunny — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 48, No. 206 Thursday, September 3, 2009 50 cents Edison State reports record enrollment numbers “I am impressed with the community’s positive response Estimated 16,000 attending in fall to our new offerings and our continued success in our core programs.” By MCKENZIE CASSIDY has expanded over 47 years to five campuses.
[email protected] include multiple campuses, as “I am impressed with the — Dr. Kenneth P. Walker, Edison State College president Officials announced well as various associates’ and community’s positive response Wednesday that Edison State bachelors’ programs. to our new offerings and our enrolled 9,358 students for the percent. According to the College has enrolled the largest This semester’s head count continued success in our core fall, and its growing online edu- Florida Department of student population ever. increased 18.5 percent from the programs,” said Dr. Kenneth P. cation program now includes Education, it was the largest Edison first opened in 1962 fall of 2008, and now there are Walker, president of Edison 1,224 students. enrollment spike of any public as a two-year community col- approximately 16,000 students State College. Last year the school college or university. lege. The educational facility enrolled at one of the college’s The Lee Campus has increased its enrollment by 15 See EDISON, page 6A Blue waters VA Clinic to host informational fair for returning vets Event to include health care, education options By MCKENZIE CASSIDY
[email protected] Lee County veterans of To go What Operation Enduring and Iraqi Welcome Home Freedom are invited to a Welcome Informational Fair Home Informational Fair at the Who Fort Myers VA Clinic next week- Fort Myers VA Clinic end.