Three of Southeast Missouri State University's area higher education centers were designated in October 2006 as regional campuses. The new campus designations are “Southeast Missouri State University - Malden,” “Southeast Missouri State University - Kennett,” and “Southeast Missouri State University - Sikeston.”  The University now teaches all undergraduate and graduate courses at those three centers south of Cape Girardeau. The new name for the center at Perryville, where the teaching load is shared by Southeast and Mineral Area College, is “Perryville Higher Education Center.” Enrollments continue to grow at the regional campuses, both in the number of students served and in the number of credit hours taken by the students.