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Lastly, the brief discusses enrollment for new students and transfer students.  \nEnrollment by Sector  \nOver the last decade, the total public postsecondary enrollment trend has roughly reflected the enrollment trend across community and technical colleges (CTCs); see Figure 1. While enrollment at CTCs has fluctuated, including a decline of nearly 40,000 students from 2015 to 2022, enrollment at four-year institutions has remained relatively stable, from a high of 103,715 in 2018 to a low of 90,275 in 2023.  \nAbout the Data  \nFall enrollment counts come from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) for Washington’s community and technical colleges and from the Washington State Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) for public four-year institutions. Specifically, this research brief usesunduplicated counts of awardseeking community and technical college students (those pursuing a degree or certificate, including students in apprenticeships) and unduplicated counts of degreeseeking undergraduates (those pursuing a bachelor’s degree) at public four-year institutions. High school students participating in dual enrollment are excluded.  \nPostsecondary enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic counts, and growth in CTCsis currently driving the state’s recovery. From 2024 to 2025, total enrollment within Washington’s public institutions rose 2.4 percent to 205,523 students. CTC enrollment of award-seeking students rose 4.2 percent, from 110,248 to 114,862, while four-year institutions experienced only a 0.3 percent increase to 90,661 degree-seeking students.  \n1 Washington Student Achievement Council. (n.d.) . [https://wsac.wa.gov/enrollment](https://wsac.wa.gov/enrollment)  \n[2](2 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.)[ Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.](2 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.) (2024) . Knocking at the college door.  \n[https://www.wiche.edu/knocking/data-visualizations/geography/](https://www.wiche.edu/knocking/data-visualizations/geography/)  \nFigure 1. Fall Enrollment by Year and Sector  \nSource: State Board for Community and Technical Colleges;Washington State Education Research and Data Center Note. Data labels indicate the year-over-year percent change in enrollment from fall 2024 to fall 2025.  \nEnrollment by Financial Aid Status  \nHistorically, most postsecondary students in Washington do not receive need-based aid.3 However, in 2025, the total enrollment of students receiving need-based aid rose 7.7 percent and those without need-based aid fell 1.5 percent. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, both sectors currently enroll more students who receive need-based aid than they did in fall 2019, after which, in spring 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and, in the 2020–21 academic year, Washington College Grant4 eligibility expanded.  \nIn 2025, enrollment of community and technical college students who receive need-based aid rose 10.6 percent while enrollment of their non-recipient counterparts fell 1.4 percent. This is the first time that there has been near-parity in enrollment by financial aid status: Roughly half of CTC students do not receive need-based aid and roughly half do. 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