08/20/07 — Colleges welcome back students

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Colleges welcome back students

By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on August 20, 2007 1:46 PM

MOC Returning Students

News-Argus/Bobby Williams

Freshman Nicole Dubons, right, gets a helping hand from Mount Olive College students Jamie Moye and Joy Layendecher while moving her belongings in at Hart Dorm Sunday afternoon. New freshmen moved into dormitories at the college on Sunday, with returning students due back on Tuesday. Classes resume on Wednesday, with the number of students expected to reach 2,750 by the end of the semester. Meanwhile, classes at Wayne Community College started today, with officials still tallying the head count. At the outset, officials said enrollment is comparable to the same time last year, with an estimated 3,265 students.