Enrollment up at Washington community colleges

A troubled economy is apparently sending more people back to school for training or retraining.

The state board for Community and Technical Colleges reports enrollment at Washington's 34 two-year colleges is the equivalent of more than 133,000 full-time students. That's up from 125,000 last fall.

A spokeswoman, Loretta Sephanen, says the growth is in all areas: recent high school graduates, transfer students, worker retraining, and professional development for working adults.

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