FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/28/06

Retention at 92%, Highest in Five Years

GREENVILLE, ILL. – Greenville College posted spring enrollment figures with a total of 947 undergraduate students registered for the spring semester an increase of more than a hundred students over last springs enrollment.  Enrollment has also increased in the college's master's of education programs. Retention continues to increase up to 92% from last spring's 87.5%, and a five year high.

"It is exciting to see full classes for our freshman students,” said President Dr. V. James Mannoia. “We have hardly a seat in our general education courses.”

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students.  Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.

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