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April 2020
New England Challenges Conventional Wisdom Regarding High School Graduates.
Ohio Public Colleges Experience Enrollment Decline
Two Chicago Universities Plan Merger
U. of Alaska System Threatened by Accreditor
Report: College Enrollment Down Nationwide
University of Alaska Consolidates Campuses
The Chronicle: Students Just Aren't Showing Up.
The Business Models For Small Colleges Are on the Verge of Collapse.
Lasell College Tries New Name To Stay Competitive
Chronicle reports Moody's has negative Outlook for Higher Education
The States Where College Costs Are Rising the Most
Enrollment Dropped 1.3% this Fall From A Year Ago. However, it Varies by State.
Cambridge College (MA) to Acquire Another College in Latest Higher Ed Merger
Pennsylvania Public Colleges Make Plea for More Money to Save System
12 High-Risk States For Private College Viability - 6 year FTE Enrollment Change (2013-2018)
National FTE Enrollment Changes for select private colleges (2013-2017)
Minnesota and Ohio FTE Enrollment Changes (2013-2017) SPECIAL REQUEST
Select St. Louis Area Freshman and Total Undergrad Enrollments (Fall 2019)
Iowa Private Colleges: A Six Year Study of Total Expenses and Total Enrollment Changes
Private College Comparisons v. Predictions - Total Expenses and FTE Enrollment Changes (2012-2017) Select Private Maine college comparisons of graduation rates, cost, and federal loan debt per student Select Private Vermont college comparisons of graduation rates, cost, and federal loan dept per student Select Private Massachusetts college comparisons of graduate rates, cost, and federal loan debt per student Select Private Illinois College comparisons of graduation rates, cost, and federal load debt per student Select Private Missouri Colleges comparisons of graduation rates, cost, and federal loan debt per student Comparing financial data from closing (or closed) private colleges with a sample set of individual colleges Comparing Forbes Financial Grades for Private Colleges with a "Closing Cohort" Model Sample set of private college tuition and cost ratios compared to Forbes A , B, C, & D graded colleges How much of private college tuition and fees is used to cover instruction costs? How does the graduation rate compare for these select Missouri and Illinois private colleges? 2016-2017 Admissions Yields for Select Illinois Private Colleges
January 2020
Private College Comparisons v. Predictions - Total Expenses and FTE Enrollment Changes (2012-2017)
How much of private college tuition and fees is used to cover instruction costs?
How does the graduation rate compare for these select Missouri and Illinois private colleges?
2016-2017 Admissions Yields for Select Illinois Private Colleges
Fall 2019
Wheeling University Board Meddles as Accreditation Visit Looms
Colorado Sun report: Higher education, Yes. College Degree, Maybe
University of Northern Iowa Cutting Courses and Faculty Amid Budget Woes
Western Illinois Does What Everyone Else is Doing - and Hoping it Works.
Hiwassee College Closed in May. Alumni Group Now Wants to Re-Open
Baltimore College Leader Dangles Merger Possibilities
Northwest College (WY) Joins the List of Colleges in Financial and Enrollment Trouble
Higher Ed Accrediting Agency Jumps Into Middle of Alaska Budget Cut Proposal
Size matters - new report from Education Dive
BigPublic Education Budget Ax May Fall in Alaska on Wendesday.
Ohio University tuition revenue down $11M - becomes latest to address enrollment issues
Central State and Wilberforce (OH) Universities to Share Services - Not a Merger, Yet.
Western Kentucky (Public) Joins the Growing List of Financially Challenged.
Education Department To Make It Harder To Close Bad Colleges
Alaska Legislature Makes the BIG Budget Cuts
Columbia College in Chicago Struggles
Law Review: States Struggle on How to Close Colleges
Shocking & Predictable: The Closing of Newbury College (MA)
Since 2016, these private, non-profit colleges closed
Could Online Learning Increase the Rate of Closure and Mergers
Why are Small Private Colleges Across the Nation Dying?
Iowas Wesleyan Continues to Hope for Partnership
Massachusetts tries, again, to create college financial viability prediction tool
Iowa Wesleyan Tries New President to Stay Viable
China Warns: Be Wary of American Colleges
The USDA Loaned Millions to Five Vermont Colleges. At Least Two Are Closing
East Carolina Expects Hiring Freeze to Save $16M?
Keystone College to Eliminate Two Majors and Layoff Employees
Donors Needed to Save Cheney University.
Judge says: "No." to Mt. Ida Student Lawsuit
New Presidents, Provosts (IHE June 2019)
New Effort to Examine Post-Secondary Value
Half of private college revenues are gone
Robert Morris to Close Springfield (IL) Campus
Beloit College (WI) Increases Freshman Enrollment. No Word On Discount Needed to get there.
Southern Vermont College Goes Up For Sale
3 Vermont colleges hold last ever commencements
Devos takes student loan programs into her own hands
Keystone College is latest to cut and cut.
The Enrollment Picture for Private Colleges Isn’t Pretty. But Some Say There’s Hope.
Keystone College is latest to add layoff & program cuts
It's Serious: A Timely (2015) Private College Closing
Enrollment Shortfalls Becoming Contagious
How Hampshire Was Brought to the Brink
How America's College-Closure Crisis Leaves Families Devastated
Questions arise as Hiwassee College closes because of financial reasons
Now, The States Are Getting Involved With Troubled Colleges