Ventura Enrollment May Swell by 200

Spring enrollment at the Ventura campus of Cal State Northridge could rise by as many as 200 as students displaced from the earthquake-damaged classrooms at the college’s main campus drive north for instruction, officials said.

Classes are scheduled to begin Monday at the tiny Ventura satellite campus, but students can register for Ventura courses until March 4. Administrators expect an influx of 100 to 200 new students in addition to the approximately 1,300 full- and part-time students the campus normally enrolls, said Joyce Kennedy, director of the Ventura site.

Several classes still have openings, and two additional business courses have been added to the schedule, Kennedy said.

Although classroom space and parking at the building on Allesandro Drive have always been tight, the campus will be able to handle more students because the added classes will be taught during the day. Most Ventura campus classes are given at night, geared toward working adults pursuing upper-level classes to complete a degree.