COLLEGE ENROLLMENT TRENDS 

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS AMONG POTENTIAL INCOMING COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NORTHWEST OHIO ARE SEEING ENROLLMENT INCREASES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND DECLINES AT TRADITIONAL COLLEGES RESULTING IN SOME AREA CLOSURES. 
WHEN COMPARING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO'S UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT FROM FALL OF 2020 TO THE FALL OF 2025, IT'S DOWN 25%. BUT AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OF 2.7%. COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND HIGH SCHOOL TRADE PROGRAMS ARE SEEING LARGE INCREASES IN STUDENTS. PENTA'S ENROLLMENT IS UP 16% IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND WHEN COMPARING THE FALL OF 2020 TO THIS PAST FALL, OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAW A 16% JUMP IN STUDENTS.