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The University of North Texas has 46,309 students enrolled for the fall semester—a less than 1% dip from fall 2023. Overall, the university’s enrollment has increased 18% since 2019, according to university data. The university opened its Frisco campus in 2023, which now serves over 3,000 students. Dig deeper UNT awarded 12,980 degrees in the 2023-24 academic year. UNT University of North Texas sees overall growth
has accounted for 52.3% of the growth in new enrollees at state public universities since 2019. “UNT is uniquely positioned to make a transformative difference for our entire campus community and businesses, industries and civic organizations throughout North Texas and across Texas,” UNT President Harrison Keller said in a university news release. Keller joined UNT as president Aug. 1. According to the release, he is committed to working on three areas: student success, research and innovation, and strategic budgeting. The university is looking into how it can serve more students, Harrison said in an interview with Community Impact.
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*ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE BASED ON THE 12TH CLASS DAY CENSUS DATE, WHICH WAS AUG. 30. DATA IS NOT CONSIDERED FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE UNT SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS. Fall 2019 0 Fall 2020 Fall 2021
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SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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A grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Collin College to develop a robotic welding curriculum. The new curriculum will benefit Collin College students and indus- tries that need automated welding technicians, according to a college news release. The three-year, $446,852
Advanced Technological Education grant will also fund specialized faculty training and equipment purchases. A closer look The curriculum will enhance the existing program to include simulated and hands-on activities with industry-certified robotic welding processes.
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