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USM Gulf Coast students return to class, normalcy

By Reuben Mees


GULFPORT - Nearly 65 percent, or more than 1,600, of the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast students are back in classes two months after Hurricane Katrina struck.

But life is a far cry from normal...

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College enrollment down after storm

Returnees expected as stability restored

By MELISSA M. SCALLAN

mmscallan@sunherald.com


GULFPORT - Colleges and universities on the Coast have seen a 25 percent to 35 percent decrease in enrollment since Hurricane Katrina, but officials believe those numbers will rise by next semester....

...College enrollment

Colleges and universities along the Coast lost between 25 percent and 35 percent of students because of Hurricane Katrina. Following are enrollment numbers for area schools before and after the storm:

 
Before After
School Katrina Katrina
USM 2,500 1,622
W. Carey 847 618
MGCCC 10,412 7,937
PRCC 4,315 3,765