We had a lot of damage so we, practically, had no classes in the main building.” “We lost a lot of the labs and classrooms and in the main building. The HLSCC boss also painted a grim picture of the facility’s condition after hurricanes Irma and Maria. But, we started out with a lower enrollment primarily because of everything that people had to do after the hurricanes and their living conditions.” “We offered fewer classes for one thing in the fall and we made a special effort to help students that were graduating. “A lot of students were very stressed and we tried to help them as much as possible but our figures were definitely down.” But, she told BVI News the disasters significantly affected the student population.Īccording to the college president, many of the students left the territory in the aftermath of the hurricanes while a large amount had to find employment in order to continue school or to survive.
Up to press time, Dr Janet Smith was not able to provide actual figures on the number of graduates. Reporting a considerable drop in the number of students who will graduate from H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in 2018, college president Dr Janet Smith said this year’s graduating class will give a clear indication of the impact last year’s hurricanes had on the educational facility.
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