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A Look Back at College Closures and Mergers
More than a dozen colleges announced closures this year. Most struggled with enrollment issues that only accelerated after the coronavirus pandemic.
A Change, but Not an End, for 5-College Partnership
Institutions in North Dakota and Minnesota have worked with Tri-College University since 1970. In an effort to save thousands and reduce redundancies, the partnership ends next year.
Enrollment, Financial Challenges Prompt Saint Rose Closure
The Albany, N.Y., institution will close next year after ongoing enrollment issues. Leaders unsuccessfully sought a partnership to keep the embattled college open.
2 Pacific Northwest Universities Call Off Merger
Multnomah University to Merge Into Jessup University
Years of financial decline made it impossible for Multnomah to continue independently; the two Christian institutions will work “interdependently,” leaders say.
Moravian, Lancaster Seminaries Launch Shared Degree Programs
Merger Divergence
Two newly consolidated institutions in Pennsylvania saw opposite enrollment trends this fall, raising questions about the link between mergers and head count.