System schools are stressed

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System schools are stressed


The University of Wisconsin-Richland Center campus has closed in-person classes and been folded into the Platteville site. (Image provided by the UW System)

Wisconsin’s sprawling university system is under a lot of stress.

A few years ago we saw the merging of two-year campuses into regional schools.

And now we’re seeing the shrinking of some of those regional institutions due to enrollment declines, a drop in state aid and other financial challenges.

 

 


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