UW–Stevens Point to relocate Wausau campus to Northcentral Technical College under new partnership

UW–Stevens Point and Northcentral Technical College will co‑locate UWSP’s Wausau programs at the NTC Wausau campus under a new partnership announced to the Marathon County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 18.

The change is not a merger, presenters said: students enrolled at “UWSP at Wausau” will remain UWSP students and faculty and staff who move to the NTC site will remain UWSP employees. Interim Chancellor Pratima Gandhi said the institutions intend to grow together and to maintain a sustained UW presence in Wausau.

The county matters because the move will leave UWSP’s current campus vacant and the partners told supervisors they will work with the county on redevelopment planning. Dean Gretel Stock and President Jeannie Wharton said implementation planning has begun; UWSP plans a phased transition with the last day of courses at the current Wausau location set for May 15, 2026, academic and student‑facing staff moving to the NTC location on Aug. 1, 2026, and a full exit from the current facility by Dec. 31, 2026. UWSP officials said the university will continue to pay campus utilities and facility expenses through Dec. 31, 2026.

Why it matters: the arrangement affects county facility planning, local workforce pathways and program continuity for students who may otherwise have…