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Enrollment at community and technical colleges rose 12% from fall 2022 to 2024, while public four-year institutions declined 3% from 2022 and stabilized around just over 90,000 degree-seeking students. 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Compared to the CTCs, public four-year institutions had experienced a less pronounced pandemic-induced decline in undergraduate enrollment from 2019. Post-pandemic enrollment from 2022 dropped 3% at four-year institutions. Enrollment at four-year institutions hovered just above  \n90,000 degree-seeking students in fall 2023 and fall 2024.  \nEnrollment is a key consideration as we strive towards the statewide goal of 70% postsecondary attainment for adults in Washington. 2 The remainder of this research brief describes fall enrollment  \n160,000  \n140,000  \n120,000  \n100,000  \n80,000  \n60,000  \n40,000  \n20,000  \n0  \nFall Enrollment by Year and Sector  \n\n| | 2022-2024 |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Change: 12% |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |\n| |  |  |  | |  |\n|  |  | 2022-2024 |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Change: -3% |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024  \nCTC 4-Year  \n1 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared the end of the COVID-19 federal public health emergency in May 2023. Source: [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html)  \n2 See [https://wsac.wa.gov/enrollment](https://wsac.wa.gov/enrollment) for more on the Washington Student Achievement Council’s strategy regarding postsecondary enrollment.  \ntrends by financial aid status, race/ethnicity, gender, age, state residency, and enrollment intensity as well as for new students and transfer students. Figures show the last decade of fall enrollment numbers to offer historical context for Washington’s public postsecondary institutions. Special attention is paid to the pandemic recovery period, which began in the 2022-2023 academic year. While the overall trend is relatively promising, differences in enrollment by student characteristics warrant further attention.  \nAbout the Data  \nFall enrollment counts come from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) for the community and technical colleges and from the Washington State Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) for the public four-year institutions. Specifically, this report uses unduplicated counts of award-seeking CTC students (i.e., those intending to earn a degree or certificate, including students in apprenticeships) and unduplicated counts of degree-seeking undergraduates (i.e., those pursuing baccalaureate studies) at public four-year institutions. High school students participating in dual enrollment are excluded.  \nFigures include a shaded area that indicates the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2022-2023 academic year and the start of the pandemic recovery period. Data labels show the percent change in enrollment from fall 2022 to fall 2024.  \nEnrollment by Financial Aid Status  \nAcross public postsecondary institutions, 43% of fall 2024 students received need-based financial aid. Enrollment of these students 3 exceeds pre-pandemic levels at both the CTCs and four-year institutions. In 2019, over 45,000 CTC students received need-based aid whereas that number is 51,876 as of 2024. Across public four-year institutions, enrollment of students with need","cbCaie36F1fFYNtR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie36F1fFYNtR","pdf",353868,11,"English","# Washington Public Enrollment Trends\n## Fall 2024 Enrollment Update\n## Overall Undergraduate Enrollment Trends\n## Enrollment by Financial Aid Status\n## About the Data","[{\"question\":\"What happened to enrollment after the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in May 2023?\",\"answer\":\"Enrollment did not return to pre-COVID levels, but it grew or stabilized starting in spring 2023 and continued through fall 2023 and fall 2024.\"},{\"question\":\"How did community and technical colleges (CTCs) enrollment change from fall 2022 to 2024?\",\"answer\":\"CTC award-seeking enrollment increased about 12%, reaching over 110,000 students in 2024.\"},{\"question\":\"How did need-based financial aid receipt affect enrollment trends during the recovery period?\",\"answer\":\"Enrollment of students receiving need-based aid rose 30% at CTCs and 4% at four-year institutions, while enrollment for students without need-based aid rose slightly at CTCs and declined at four-year institutions.\"}]","Washington Public Enrollment Trends - Fall 2024 Enrollment Update - Research Brief | PDF",1792063400,28]