Enrollment is up at Sierra College, which means students will have a more difficult time getting classes when the fall semester begins Monday.
The most recent figures show enrollment at the Placer County college is up about 7 percent – 18,208 this year, compared with 16,911 last year.
"Almost every class is full," said public information officer Sue Michaels. "Students are coming in and finding there are no spots for them."
Officials say in a down economy, people return to community colleges to retrain. Community colleges offer a wide variety of vocational and professional training at a low cost.
Michaels said students can still register and try to add classes as others drop them.
– Bill Lindelof
