After setting an all-time high enrollment record of 6,261 for the fall 2008 semester since the college's opening in 1925, Mesa State is still seeing improved numbers.
The college offers a one-month class program during January and Mesa State saw its enrollment increase this year for the January semester, up to 521 from 404 students in Jan. 2008.
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Dunn said she thought there were many reasons for the improved enrollment at Mesa State, including a "great campus."
"The word is getting out that the campus is growing and has a lot of things to offer students — we have great technology, a beautiful campus and it is all growing by the day."
She also said faculty was the key to the college's success, citing that the college provides faculty who truly love to teach and aren't focused on research, like at other major universities throughout the nation.
"There's just really quality faculty here," Dunn said.
Paul Erickson, a Montrose resident, said his nephew recently graduated from Mesa State and that he thought it was becoming a great option with the current state of our economy.
"It's becoming so expensive to go out of state or to attend a major university," Erickson said. "My brother tells me his son got a great education there and enjoyed his time there. And the best part is you're getting a quality education without breaking your wallet."
Specific enrollment numbers for the Mesa State Campus in Montrose will not be available until Feb. 1.
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