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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Enrollment at Valley City State University hit its third highest level of 1,362 students this fall despite a one percent drop compared to 2011. President Steven Shirley says a state university system enrollment rule reduced the number by 40 students on campus. Last year the university had its second highest enrollment of 1,384 students.

Shirley says the university had a significant economic impact for Valley City and Barnes County.

Shirley says the university will soon be offering a new software engineering major next fall pending final approval.

Shirley says construction on the $10.3 million dollar Rhodes Science Center expansion project is on schedule and within budget to be completed by January of 2013.  Shirley gave his state of the university address on Monday.