Overall college enrollment for this past spring has declined by 3.5%, or 603,000 students, which is seven times worse than last year and the largest decline in year-over-year percent change, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. The decline continues to show the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on colleges. Wittenberg University saw a decline of 155 students from 1,502 in spring 2020 to 1,347 in spring 2021, according to the university’s Office of Institutional Research, amounting to a 10.3% drop. Clark State College officials saw a decline of 443 students between 2020 and 2021. Their spring 2020 enrollment was 6,038 and spring 2021 enrollment was 5,595, showing a 7.3% drop.https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/wittenberg-clark-state-show-spring-enrollment-declines-matching-national-trend/CPQUQSMKEJDPFAJH6TEHI7VZKY/
