Mayor, chancellor visit Telecom High to tout education successes
Record number of students enrolling in college, de Blasio says
BAY RIDGE — More New York City high school seniors are going to college than ever, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, who came to the High School of Telecommunications on Thursday to tout statistics showing a sharp increase in college enrollments among graduating seniors.
In addition, in the Class of 2018, a record number of 48,782 students enrolled in college, the mayor said during the visit he and the chancellor made to Telecom, 350 67th St. The 2018 total marked an increase of approximately 3,000 students seeking higher education from the previous year.