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Arizona Universities Face Smaller Classes | Mesa News
Arizona’s top public universities are preparing for smaller class sizes this fall, with ASU, UA, and NAU all expecting drops ranging from 1% to nearly 10%. Leaders cite falling international enrollment and a national “enrollment cliff” — tied to fewer young people entering college — as key drivers. Surprisingly, some presidents welcome the shift, focusing on student quality and graduation rates over campus size. Across the country, colleges face similar headwinds rooted in the Great Recession’s legacy, with projections showing a sharp drop in high school grads by 2041. But universities aren’t…
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