University of Wisconsin-Washington County Dean Paul Price was direct when asked during a recent presentation at the Washington County Board when engineering professors from UW-Platteville would be arriving as part of the growth of the engineering program at the West Bend campus. “When I?see them walk in the door,”?Price said.  Price said UW-Washington County is in the process of doing reference talks, and he added that the professors are expected to start in spring. He said that as soon as the professors are in place, “it’s much easier to build a flow of people coming through once they know the classes are there face to face.” While UWWC is a two-year campus that allows students to take general education courses so that they can complete at a four-year university, it also has bachelor degree programs in electrical and mechanical engineering offered through UW-Platteville. UWWC?also offers bachelor degree programs through UW-Milwaukee in communications, information science and technology (through online options) and through UW-Oshkosh in applied studies in leadership, human services leadership, liberal studies in leadership, and special education. UWWC currently has 26 tenured professors, 36 lecturers and 14 administrators.  The Washington County campus is one of 13 two-year campuses statewide. Price explained that the two-year campuses are intended “ to try to try to bring the University of Wisconsin out into the community so that people in the community have better access (to the university).” He explained that the access is not only in terms of being closer to students but also to offer a more affordable tuition.  Price later showed figures showing that tuition and fees at UWWC for this school year is $5,083, which is $2,274 less than UW-Oshkosh and $9,186 less than UW-Milwaukee. “People have to make careful choices about what they’re doing, and we’re part of making that careful choice. We bring the resources of the state, but we try to bring it at an affordable cost,” Price said. Price said the campus enrollment increased during the recession but has declined in recent years as there has been an economic recovery. In addition, there has been demographic shift, with lower graduating classes from several of the high schools (Hartford, Kewaskum, Slinger, and West Bend) where most of the UWWC students come from. Price noted that the Germantown enrollment has increased over the past few years.  Beside the West Bend campus, UWWC?also has an Express program for which instruction is offered at locations in Hartford and Grafton, in which seven-week courses are offered. “This is about increasing student access,”?Price said.  During later questioning by the board, Supervisor Peter Sorce said “the old cliche”?is that the top 10 percent of a graduating class always gets the jobs and he asked if the university works with employers regarding placement of students.  “That’s what we’re looking into now,” Price said, stating that’s the reason behind starting an internship program. In addition, Price said university officials are looking at more ways to link businesses and students together so that student are aware about the opportunities in the workforce. “We have a lot of students who come in undecided. What we want to do is when they us we don’t want them to be undecided, we want them to know what they want to do,”?Price said.    Supervisor Mel Ewert later asked Price if the college considered having its Express courses in Germantown. Price said Germantown was among the first communities considered several years ago when the college opened a branch in Hartford. “It’s a matter of what we have the support partly, and how many students that we think can get into it, because it takes a certain amount to pay for itself,” Price said.  Price said the college has considered offering an Express program in Dodge County but he said that would have to be done in conjunction with UW-Fond du Lac.  “We haven’t talked about Germantown recently, but that doesn’t mean we won’t,”?Price said. Supervisor Brian Krebs noted he attended the campus and he praised its student services staff.  “They really help the incoming students navigate the whole UW System and it was very helpful at the time,” Krebs said.