Although commercial colleges account for a relatively small portion of American students, their enrollments have surged in recent years.

In 1918, enrollment surged to 1,284, almost a fifty percent increase over the previous year.

As enrolment in universities has surged, priority has shifted to bottom-line teaching, enough to see one cohort through the gates so another can come in.

In 1975, the Chillicothe Campus' enrollment surged to its highest level with a 38 percent increase over 1974.

But enrollment, fueled by the growth in the immigrant population, has surged well beyond that, forcing some schools to hold classes in hallways and converted gymnasiums.

School officials said enrollment has surged partly because of immigration of young families from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Asia.

Because enrollments have surged amid the city's financial difficulties, the board has leased increasing numbers of buildings in recent years for use as schools and offices.

Adjuncts are in demand both because enrollment is surging and because budget constraints have made it necessary to supplement full-time faculty, she said.

Traditional colleges, in fighting repeal of the rule, cited the Masters Institute, whose online enrollment surged after it gained access to federal money.

The end of World War I brought an influx of students to the school, and enrollment surged to over 1,000.