Orange-Ulster BOCES Student Enrollment up by 300 in Past 3 Years

A high school student practices welding at the Orange-Ulster BOCES campus in Goshen, N.Y., on Oct. 27, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

High school student enrollment for career and technical education programs at Orange-Ulster BOCES has increased by more than 300 in the past three years.

Enrollment at the school suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic but steadily climbed back to more than 2,100 this year, which is higher than it was before COVID-19, according to Orange-Ulster BOCES Director of Career and Technical Education Kathleen Smith.