ELLISVILLE – Jones College students flooded campus on the first day of fall semester classes. In fact, Executive Vice President, Dr. Finèe Ruffin is excited to report enrollment is up.
“Credit hour enrollment is up by 3.79 percent to 60,197 credit hours and the headcount or actual number of students on campus is up by 5.84 percent for a total of 4, 534 students,” said Ruffin.
Students entering Jones Hall were greeted with a bottle of free water and an invitation to the Baptist Student Union’s Welcome Weekend event. Many freshmen had mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety before attending their first classes.
“I’m a little excited but really I just want to get through this first day,” said Natalie Jones of Mendenhall.
Freshman from Raleigh, Anna Lauryn Grayson said she was a little surprised her first class was dismissed a little early and was looking forward to working on her Special Education major.
Sophomore Will Carlson of Hattiesburg said being in band helped him adjust to being back on campus and freshman Luke Westmoreland of Grenada said he’s ready to begin competing as a member of the tennis team.
Even some faculty members, like Social Science instructor, Stacy Ruth shared with her students that today was her last, first day of school as she plans to retire upon completion of her 32nd year of teaching.
While traditional classes began today (Monday, August 19), online and dual enrollment classes begin on Monday, August 26. For more information about how to apply go to the website, www.jcjc.edu
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