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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.

NPR has reported:

- colleges are disappearing in the USA at a rate of 1 per week:

https://hechingerreport.org/colleges-are-now-closing-at-a-pace-of-one-a-week-what-happens-to-the-students/

Think about that.  We obviously have excess capacity; too many college seats.  No, your favorite T50 college is not about to disappear but many colleges ranked 51 to 300 will face difficult times in the coming decades.

And we have not even hit the “demographic cliff” of far fewer U.S. college students which is about to hit:

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5246200/demographic-cliff-fewer-college-students-mean-fewer-graduates

Those of you dismissing the OP’s concerns are frankly, aloof and out of touch with the reality headed our way.

College isn’t for everyone; sorry if that is unpleasant news to you.
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No need to be alarmist. It shouldn’t be shocking that a college with only 600 students is closing. And that’s infinitesimally small compared to the number of college students across the United States (19 million). 
Reading the article, some colleges are closing because they perform so poorly accreditation was revoked. Yikes! Parents and students should look at their college and make sure it’s actually a sound investment for education before enrolling.
My son goes to Penn State. They announced in spring 2025 that 7 branch campuses are closing sometime after the 26-27 academic year (so over 2 years notice). These are all small branch campuses with declining student populations (predominantly located in rural areas with declining populations). It represents less than 4% of all Penn State students. And all of these students are automatically admitted to other Penn State campuses to finish their degrees.
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