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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

Budget Compromise in Alaska

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)

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

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.

Marygrove College (MI) Closes

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)

University of Rio Grande (OH) and Rio Grande Community College to discontinue degree and certificate programs. 

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.

Evergreen State:  Down So Far

The Enrollment Picture for Private Colleges Isn’t Pretty. But Some Say There’s Hope.

Interested in attending a private college? Your chances of getting a discount on tuition are higher than ever.

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

Half of private college revenues are gone

IHE:  Early Warning Signs Are There