TJC Enrollment Hits Historic High

TYLER — For the first time in its 92-year history, Tyler Junior College has not only reached but surpassed a major milestone with 12,270 students enrolled for the fall 2018 semester. According to a news release, TJC’s enrollment is up nearly 7 percent from last fall’s total of 11,511 students. The previous all-time high enrollment for TJC was 11,881 in the fall of 2011, which officials say was consistent with the last of the recession-driven higher education boom. Officials say TJC has seen growth in the categories of transfer students, high school, and first-time-in college students — while maintaining strong momentum with continuing and returning students.