Technical College Improves Minority Enrollment Numbers Systemwide.

From: Black Issues in Higher Education | Date: August 19, 1999 | Copyright information

MADISON, Wis. -- Aggressive recruiting increased the number of minority students who participated in Wisconsin's technical colleges by 39 percent during the 1990s, a report says.

The number of minorities participating in programs and classes at the state's technical colleges was 43,012 in 1998, up from 30,860 in 1990, according to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. Participation includes both enrolled students and a small number of others who take part in care...

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