Ironically, the same campus was shut down in 1994 because of its low enrollment. But it reopened a year later with an expanded curriculum and a greater effort to attract students, including increased advertising efforts, school officials note.

The new enrollment spike has prompted officials to seek bids for a 43,000-sf addition to its western campus in here, based on growth projections. In all, college officials expect to spend from $10 million to $14 million on proposed expansions that include the addition to its existing building.

The upgrades will include six seminar rooms, a computer room, a 100-seat lecture hall and lobby. There also will be a new student service center and a new welcome entrance near the bookstore. Work is expected to be complete between 2007 and 2009, officials say.