{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Cumberlands on-campus enrollment up 33 percent &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oywbRFVn7P\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/cumberlands-on-campus-enrollment-up-33-percent\/\">Cumberlands on-campus enrollment up 33 percent<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/cumberlands-on-campus-enrollment-up-33-percent\/embed\/#?secret=oywbRFVn7P\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cumberlands on-campus enrollment up 33 percent&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"oywbRFVn7P\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/UC-Enrollment-Pic.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":320,"description":"With the fall semester in full swing, on-campus undergraduate enrollment at University of the Cumberlands is up 33 percent to 1,806 students. The news comes a year after the school announced that it was slashing tuition costs by 57 percent. The increase is due to a significant influx of new freshman and transfer students. Classes began Aug. 21, with 875 new students on the Williamsburg campus (759 new freshmen, 112 transfer students). \u201cWe are excited and grateful to welcome so many new Patriots this fall,\u201d said Dr. Larry L. Cockrum, President of the University of the Cumberlands. \u201cAll of those students bring new life and energy to our Williamsburg campus. As a university, we are committed to offering young people a quality, student-centered education, especially those students who may not have been able to afford one otherwise.\u201d The Chronicle of Higher Education recently listed Cumberlands among the fastest-growing universities in the United States in the annual Almanac of Higher Education. The top two schools were Western Governors University, a 100-percent online university, and Southern New Hampshire University. The Chronicle wrote an\u00a0article\u00a0delving into the strategies that colleges have used to boost enrollment in recent years. Cumberlands, which the article referred to as a \u201csmaller, faith-based college that has found ways to distinguish itself in a crowded market,\u201d grew its enrollment 350 percent between 2007-2017. \u201cWe did not expect our tuition cut to increase enrollment numbers so quickly,\u201d said Cockrum. \u201cCutting tuition was a way to help students recognize Cumberlands as a feasible option, and we\u2019re continuing along that vein with our textbook loan program starting next fall. We\u2019re also continually updating our academic programs so students can study majors they\u2019ll be able to use once they graduate.\u201d In recent years, Cumberlands added degree programs in healthcare, such as the\u00a0Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)\u00a0(offered at Cumberlands\u2019 Williamsburg and Florence, KY locations) and\u00a0Master of Science in Nursing \u2013 Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP). Both the MSPAS and MSN-FNP programs are accredited and graduated cohorts receiving a 100-percent pass rate for the national certification exams. Cumberlands introduced the\u00a0Master\u2019s in Global Business with Blockchain Technology\u00a0in 2019, one of the first colleges in the nation to do so. The school also recently announced a\u00a0partnership\u00a0to create a better academic pathway for Kentucky law enforcement officers to obtain a bachelor\u2019s degree. Cumberlands continues to maintain close relationships with high schools and community colleges in Kentucky to help students transition more seamlessly into bachelor\u2019s degree programs. Classes have been added at Cumberlands to accommodate the dramatic increase in the student population. From what Cockrum has seen, the University\u2019s faculty and staff have stepped up to handle the higher demands. \u201cI am thankful for our faculty and staff,\u201d said Cockrum. \u201cThey have invested their ingenuity, time, and a whole lot of hard work to get us where we are today. Every student has great potential, but it takes the faculty and staff actively engaging as professors, coaches and mentors for those students to realize their full potential.\u201d"}