Enrollment in U.S. Colleges Declines for a Second Year

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Enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities declined in 2013 for the second straight year as registrations in two-year colleges tumbled.

College enrollment dropped 2.3 percent to 19.5 million, a decline of 463,000, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. Enrollment in two-year colleges fell 9.6 percent to 5.27 million students, while four-year college enrollment rose 1.2 percent, according to the report.