Northern sees enrollment increase

Montana State University-Northern has begun the spring semester with 25 more students than it had last spring.

Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel announced the increase at an MSU dean-level meeting Feb. 3 in Bozeman.

Numbers provided by Northern show 1,190 full-time equivalent students enrolled, compared to 1,172 the previous spring semester.

Northern started the Fall 2015 semester with 1,234 students. Typically, Northern has had a larger student population during fall semesters than in the following spring semesters.

Jim Potter, director of media relations at Northern, said the seve...