Enrollment at Wisconsin Technical College System Grew by More Than 10%

Friday, December 9th, 2022 -- 8:01 AM

(By Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio) Enrollment across the Wisconsin Technical College System grew by more than 10 percent during the 2021-22 academic year.

According to Rich Kremer with Wisconsin Public Radio, the increase follows a double-digit enrollment decline driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and marks the largest gains for the system in at least a decade.

All of the state's 16 technical colleges saw enrollment gains during the 2021-22 school year, according to the most recent WTCS Factbook. Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander saw the largest increase of 21.9 percent over the previous academic year.

Western Technical College in La Crosse reported a 19 percent increase and Northcentral Technical College in Wausau posted gains of 15.5 percent year-over-year. 

The enrollment growth marks a notable turnaround for Wisconsin Technical College System, or WTCS, which saw a 13.2 percent decrease during the 2020-21 academic year driven by the pandemic.

During that span, a majority of colleges saw double-digit declines and some saw enrollment fall by more than 20 percent.  Overall, WTCS added 25,669 students in the 2021-22 academic year.

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