A Denton resident who also serves as mayor of Fate is calling on North Central Texas College to release the data behind its decision to close the Flower Mound campus.

Andrew Greenberg argued in a letter to the Denton Record-Chronicle, published Friday, Sept. 11, that NCTC should make public the enrollment trends, operating costs, classroom-usage figures and financial projections the Board of Regents relied on when it voted to shut down the Parker Square location by Aug. 31, 2027. Greenberg did not invoke his role as an elected official in the letter.

"Residents should also be able to see the numbers behind them: enrollment trends, operating costs, classroom use and the projections that led the Board of Regents to decide the campus is no longer sustainable," Greenberg wrote.

The letter follows the board's approval of the closure earlier this month. As we reported Sept. 10, enrollment at the 32,000-square-foot campus dropped 70% since 2017, according to an NCTC spokesperson. The college has not published raw enrollment headcounts, annual operating losses or the projections Greenberg wants to see.

NCTC has said the campus runs entirely on tuition and fees, with no tax revenue supporting its Denton County locations. A spokesperson told the Denton Record-Chronicle the campus operated at a significant loss last year and that the loss was projected to grow this year, compounded by the governor's freeze on tuition and fee rates.

Greenberg also raised concerns about the transition for students who may struggle to reach NCTC's remaining Denton County campuses in Denton, Corinth and near Texas Motor Speedway. Distance, work schedules and program availability could determine whether some students finish their degrees, he wrote.

NCTC Chancellor Brent Wallace said in a statement reported by the Cross Timbers Gazette that the college would work with students to minimize disruption. Board of Regents Chair Karla Metzler said the decision was not made lightly.

The campus has not released specific data. The Parker Square location opened in January 2011, though NCTC's presence in southern Denton County dates to the 1970s, when it offered classes at Lewisville High School and later Marcus High School.

The board has directed NCTC's administration to evaluate options for the building, including reassignment, lease or sale. No public meetings or comment periods on the closure have been announced.