Winter intersession may be restored

100 winter courses may be restored, enrollment may be open as early as Nov. 11

Proposition 30 granted Pierce College the proper funds to add 100 sections to this past fall semester and on Monday Sept. 23, the Academic Senate discussed the possible arrangement establishing a campus winter session.

Pierce College President

Kathleen Burke opened the discussion regarding 399 new enrollments for this fall semester, which equals a 1 percent rise, falling short of the 6 percent expected increase in enrollment.

In hopes of making up for this loss, Burke opted for the approval of opening a winter session to the students.

“We’re going to be doing a little bit of catch up here,” Burke said.

“I told them to consider at least 50 sections for the winter. In fact, I

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think we can go up to 100.”

According to Burke, rather than add sections to the spring term, an open winter course would give the college the statistic they’re looking for in an increase of enrollment and registration numbers. There are 28 departments which in turn contain their own disciplines that would be spread among the 100 sections.

“We have a short window to get this done. We could ramp this up pretty quickly,” she said, “We want our students to enroll.”

If these plans are adopted, enrollment is expected by early Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.

“I think winter classes would benefit students a lot. I’m only taking one class this semester and I’d need that opportunity to get those classes in,” said freshman Marie Flores. “I was busy during summer so I wasn’t able to take classes here and I was really bummed. Winter isn’t such a busy time.” There were circumstances where students exiting high school and