Some small colleges are finding clever ways to stay open
The Economist
Forty percent of degree-granting institutions have fewer than 1,000 students, and enrollment at such colleges is 5 percent lower than it was in 2010. Independent colleges are increasingly lowering prices in order to attract students: 49 percent, up from 38 percent a decade ago. Many consider this practice unsustainable for colleges without large endowments, so institutions look to solutions like mergers or donations to help ease their financial woes.
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Colleges opening the gates for successful student outcomes
University Business
A University Business survey of 66 presidents, chancellors and provosts indicates that student success is one of the top four priorities in higher education for the third year in a row. Student success initiatives, according to the survey, include expanding college access, improving retention, supporting low-income students and improving academic success and outcomes. Other top priorities for institutions included controlling costs, fundraising and raising non-tuition revenue.
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As rural America struggles, so do its colleges
Education Dive
Decreased enrollment in colleges in the rural South is due in part to declining populations in that region. In response, Miles College in Alabama has partnered with Habitat for Humanity in a community rebuilding effort for abandoned homes near campus. Not only do revitalization projects give new life to communities and schools, they also demonstrate the college’s value to those who control the allocation of funds, both public and private.
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