How is the Governor and State Legislature’s SEED Scholarship program affecting the College’s increased enrollment?
The College is now serving more than 40,000 credit and non-credit individuals annually — a number expected to increase 27% by the year 2020. The driving force behind this dramatic increase in enrollment is the economy in which we live, an economy that requires an education beyond the high school level for good paying jobs. It’s true that the Governor and Legislature’s SEED (Student Excellence Equals Degree) Scholarship program is motivating more high school students to come to Delaware Tech, but SEED students represent only 5% of our credit enrollment. Delawareans of every age are coming to Delaware Tech because they know the College can help them achieve their career and financial goals. Consider that the Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) projects over 10,000 job vacancies by 2012 in career areas where Delaware Tech already offers academic programs. And DOL data shows that Delawareans with an associate’s degree earn on average $50,020 per year compared to a high school graduate with
