UW-M/WC enrollment up thanks to tuition freeze

MARSHFIELD – New student enrollment at UW-Marshfield/Wood County is 4 percent higher than in August of 2006, thanks in part to a tuition freeze approved by the UW Board of Regents earlier this month.

With the freeze, UW-Marshfield/Wood County students will pay the same dollar amount in tuition that they did last year - $2,134 per semester.  Tuition at four-year campuses will be increasing by 5.5 percent.  The action by the Board of Regents increases annual tuition by $251 on most UW campuses, $323 at UW-Milwaukee, and $330 at UW-Madison.

“Most of our students enrolled prior to the tuition announcement,” said Jeff Meece, assistant campus dean for Student Services. “However, since the tuition announcement, we’ve had steady enrollment increases daily.  The added value really makes a difference for area students.”

In new students alone, UW-M/WC is up 13 percent compared to August 2006.  As of today (August 21), total new student enrollment is at 321, up from 284 in 2006 and 298 in 2005.

“It’s not too late to register for classes,” Meece said. “We will continue to enroll new students through mid-September.  After that point, it may become difficult for students to catch up on class material.”

Orientation for new students and their families is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 28. Fall semester classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 4.  To apply or to register for classes, contact Student Services at 715-389-6530, e-mail msfadmit@uwc.edu or visit www.marshfield.uwc.edu.