Call said the previous high was during the 1992 Fall Quarter when 2,851 students were enrolled. This is the third consecutive year that ABAC's enrollment has increased.
"This new high water mark is the result of a great deal of hard work and commitment from all of our staff and faculty members at ABAC," ABAC President Mike Vollmer said. "It is also indicative of the fact that ABAC has the programs students want and need. With the addition of new four-year programs provided by partner institutions on the ABAC campus, ABAC will be the school of choice for even more students in the coming years."
Call said that one reason for the enrollment increase is that the South Georgia Regional Educational Consortium (SGREC) in Valdosta has a record number of students. ABAC is one of the sponsors of the SGREC, along with Waycross College, Bainbridge College, and South Georgia College. Each gets a share of the SGREC headcount.
Over 200 students are enrolled at ABAC on the Square in Moultrie. The college offers 31 different classes at that location, including two degree programs exclusive of the biology lab courses.
Call said students are carrying an average class load of 11.71 semester hours compared with 11.40 hours last year.
Director of Residence Life Bernice Hughes said 737 students are staying in the residence halls, up from 725 last year. ABAC usually has the largest residential population of any two-year college in Georgia.
Abraham Baldwin opened its doors as the Second District A&M School in 1908. It became South Georgia A&M College in 1925 and then changed its name to the Georgia State College for Men in 1929. It assumed its present title in 1933.
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