HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: Amidst 70% Enrollment Decline, Appalachian Law School Sheds 60% Of Its Faculty And Seeks Affiliation With Another College To Survive. “At the height of enrollment, there were approximately 150 students in a graduating class at ASL. … [There were 145 1Ls in Fall 2011.] Compare that to the incoming class for 2014 which was approximately 45. … Some estimate that number will drop even more for this coming Fall.”