It will take drastic intervention to prevent Bay State from closing at the end of August, especially after losing its appeal of the New England Commission of Higher Education’s decision to rescind the school’s accreditation, which was based on financial and enrollment issues.
News of the college’s demise has left dozens of students reeling and disrupted their paths to new careers. Some nursing students said they were especially taken aback by the news because they felt they had been thriving at the school.