\ ena BONER RB aE, aE das UNC-Charlotte Has Grown To State’s 4th Biggest School CHARLOTTE According to the Office of Admissions at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, many more students are choosing to attend UNCC this year than ever before. Through June 1, the number of freshman applica- tions increased 18 percent, from 3,889 in 1985 to 4,604 in 1986. University officials at- tribute a large part of this in- crease to a survey in last Nov. 25’s “U.S. News and World Report,” in which col- lege presidents ranked UNCC as the third best among 158 comprehensive institutions in the South. The magazine defined comprehensive as a larger school that grants more than half its bachelor’s degrees in occupations. Titled ‘‘America’s Best ‘picked it u largest university. : Craig Fulton, associate director of admissions at UNCC believes that the arti- cle has had an impact in in- creased applications on both the state and national level. “Not only could people who read the U.S. News and World Report see this article, but the Associated Press and other news media publicized articles on it,”’ said Fulton, who heard about the survey when wat- ching television news. Fulton said there has been a seven percent increase in the out-of-state applications from June ‘85 to June ‘86 and that ‘““‘we seem to be making a favorable impression to those who hear about us for the first time. Diane Locklin, a recep- Fulton says there are other factors which have con- tributed to this increase. He believes that another factor is that the Chamber of Com- merce has been ‘‘selling’” UNCC to the public, par- ticularly through UNCC'’s in- volvement in nearby Univer- sity Research Park and University Place—both of which have received national media attention. Another factor is the con- struction of new ‘‘residence facilities’’ that will be com- pleted this fall and will house 500 more students—some who may have decided to go elsewhere if they couldn’t live on campus. About one- third of the entire student body lives on campus. According to Jackie Simp- son, the director of housing, Wednesday, July 23, 1986-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3B BUSINESS EDUCATION DOESN'T COST — IT PAYS! Now is the time to decide about your future! IS YOUR GOAL A WELL: PAYING CAREER? B® Courses are career-related | No time wasted on non-essentials B® You finish your education faster ° ...get started earning sooner @ Job placement assistance available s> wh = o Choose from a wide variety of career fields. tionist in the Admissions Of- fice, has noticed an increase in the number of students calling to get information about attending UNCC since the survey was published. She added that before the survey, “most of the out-of- state calls were regional; now we're getting a lot more calls nationally.” Although the magazine survey helped bring the rise in student applications, Colleges,’’ the survey labeled the schools ranked as ‘“‘the nation’s pacesetters’’ in in- sisting that their students be educated broadly. The article also labeled UNCC as the least expensive in its category. The surge of applications is sure to push UNCC’s enroll- ment over the 11,000 mark this fall. The 1985-86 enroll- ment was 10,842, making UNCC the state’s fourth High Country Attracting Visitors For 200 Years season, its wildflower displays from earliest spring until late October frosts, its winter snows and lazy, hazy days of summer. Its essentially rural character (tiny Alleghany County has more grade A dairy farms than any other country in the state) re- mains; the traditional friendliness of its people (‘hurry back, now”’ is the in- variable good-bye) is everywhere apparent. North Carolina High Coun- try Host’s staff is ready and willing to help the public learn more about the region, plan a vacation tailored to their tastes, or find ac- comodations. For additional information call toll-free: 1-800-438-7500 in the Eastern U.S.; or 1-800-222-7515 in North Carolina. 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