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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

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million fundraising effort provided by over one thousand donations saved the school from closing last spring. Full-time student enrollment dropped 69% between 2017 and 2021. With just nine majors in the 2024-25 school year, it cut over 75% of its majors, reduced enrollment to 350 students and let go of staff to raise revenue.

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Are institutions leveraging their alumni to their full potential? Here’s how they can

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Alumni love their school , and they regularly show it by contributing greatly to their alma mater’s fundraising campaigns. “When a school actually works with their alumni, it allows the programs to highlight their success organically. .” Just ask Boise State University and Furman University (S.C.)

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

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million fundraising effort provided by over one thousand donations saved the school from closing last spring. Full-time student enrollment dropped 69% between 2017 and 2021. With just nine majors in the 2024-25 school year, it cut over 75% of its majors, reduced enrollment to 350 students and let go of staff to raise revenue.