Increase in college enrollment, especially 2-year colleges

More young Americans are enrolled in college than ever before according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center.

Around 40 percent or 11.5 million of 18-24 year olds attended college in October 2008. Community colleges are seeing increasing enrollment with growing rates around 10 percent and have been higher on other campuses, while four year colleges enrollment is staying constant.

"It's not just middle-aged people coming back to school and very poor people any more," said Mike Grace, 24, a student at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C., who plans to transfer to nearby North Carolina State next spring. "I'm seeing what I would consider to be relatively rich kids coming to school."

For more information on college enrollment numbers visit the Pew Research Center website.

News aggregated from USA Today.