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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would anyone know of small colleges in VA that might be showing signs of being in danger of closing down?[/quote]

Lynchburg had recent layoffs

Sweet Briar just barely survived a few years ago

I would hate to see these schools close. My daughter was accepted to Randolph and really liked it there. She chose a different LAC with just over 1k students, only because the other school had both programs she wanted as possible majors. But Randolph is a very special little school for a great price.[/quote]

Lynchburg did have layoffs. And their PR wasn't great. But it was a handful of departments where those depts. closed due to the cost of running them when there are only a handful of kids enrolled in those majors (like theater). Friends with kids there said some classes had 1-2 kids in them and they had to fund those, plus the running of the department. While sad for those people who had the majors cut (they still offer arts, for example, just not all as a "major") you cannot fund programs for 4 kids. So their decision making was sound there. They are more known for their health related paths and some other programs (they have a well regarded PA school and a PT school, as well as nursing).

Lburg is also a big sports school and is expanding those offerings (mens vball, mens wrestling). So the school isn't going anywhere. [/quote]

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