President's Report 2007 - Benedict College

Strategic Direction 1
Right-Size the College
MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Today’s technology-powered, global job environment demands
a workforce to match. Colleges and universities nationwide
are faced with creating a student body prepared to handle this
challenge, a collection of future leaders possessing both diverse
skill sets and academic backgrounds that empower them to excel.
Not surprisingly, four-year degrees are becoming prerequisites
for this challenge. Record-breaking numbers of students enroll
at undergraduate colleges and universities each year, with these
numbers expected to grow exponentially. The National Center for
Education Statistics, in fact, predicts a dramatic 20 percent gain in
undergraduate student enrollment over the next half-decade.
“
The legacy of any college always
begins and ends with its students.
Benedict’s more-active recruitment
and retention efforts will help
ensure that this legacy not only
continues, but grows.”
– Dr. David H. Swinton
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