The Board of Visitors’ Committee on the College at Wise convened Monday in the David J. Prior Convocation Center in Wise, Va. following a series of Board meetings Thursday in Charlottesville. The Committee heard a report on the College’s increased projected enrollment for the Fall 2026 semester and heard updates on the College at Wise’s 2035 Master Plan to increase its enrollment capacity with new dorms and academic buildings.
The College at Wise is a separate state agency that is part of the University system, and is therefore overseen by the Board. The Committee for the College at Wise is charged with oversight of the College at Wise, helping to further its strategic goals and mission and raising the College at Wise’s “needs and concerns” to the full Board. Monday’s Committee meeting was not recorded.
According to a presentation delivered to the Committee by the College at Wise’s leaders, the school has seen a steady growth in enrollment since 2023. The College at Wise expects the addition of 300 new “on-campus learners” by 2030, which would bring on-campus enrollment to over 1,600 students. In light of these developments, the Board’s Buildings and Grounds Committee approved a Master Plan in March for the College at Wise to construct new academic buildings and to renovate dorms to better serve first-year housing needs with state funds…