Local colleges see fewer international students as fall quarter begins
EVERETT — Local community colleges saw significant declines in new international student enrollment as the fall quarter began Monday.
At Edmonds College, new international student enrollment decreased by 25%, spokesperson Karen Magarelli said Wednesday. Edmonds College is in the Top 20 community colleges in the nation with the highest number of international students, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report.
The decrease in new international student applications appears to stem from difficulties getting visa appointments, Edmonds College President Amit Singh said in an interview Thursday. This summer, the Trump administration stopped scheduling new visa appointments for about two months while the State Department looked into expanding social media screenings.
“People did not get a visa appointment in time to come for the fall quarter,” Singh said. “They might get the visa appointment now, but they’ll have to postpone and they may come back in the future.”
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/local-colleges-see-fewer-international-students-as-fall-quarter-begins/
= new reply since forum marked as read
