The University of Wisconsin will close a branch campus and end in-person instruction at two others due to enrollment declines, officials have announced.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, who leads the system’s 13 public branch campuses, said declining interest in two-year programs drove his decision to shutter UW Platteville Richland and to move all classes online at UW Milwaukee at Washington County and UW Oshkosh, Fond du Lac by June 2024.
He said students at Washington County and Fond du Lac will have the option of attending one of the remaining campuses that offer in-person instruction if they prefer that to online learning. The announcement comes as the University of Wisconsin System has struggled with enrollment declines and state budget cuts.
In August, the system approved a budget that projected 10 campuses would run deficits this year after the GOP-led Wisconsin Legislature cut $32 million in funding to purge diversity programs.
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