Bishop State Community College won the credit hour production category of the 2022 Chancellor's Challenge.
The Chancellor's Challenge was a creative attractive enrollment management-driven incentive for colleges within the Alabama Community College System to increase growth percentage from Fall 202 to Fall 2021 in four categories.
- New Student Headcount
- Credit Hour Production
- Retention
- Total Headcount
Bishop State won in the Credit Hour Production Category (the total number of credit hours attempted - all students) with an increase of 17.57%. Bishop State had the greatest increase of 14.11% in the Retention category, but could only win in one category and had a greater increase in credit hour production.
As a winner, Bishop State won a grant of up to $250,000 for student success initiatives and up to $100,000 for professional development related to student success.
Alabama Community College system is ahead in enrollment (+6.45%) and credit hour production (+3.18) while the rest of the country continues to experience enrollment declines.
The fall of 21 represents the first system-wide increase in 11 years.
Congratulations to all of the colleges in the Alabama Community College System!