After nearly closing in 2019, Hampshire College missed its 2025 enrollment goal by half, enrolling about 150 new students. College leaders cite increased competition as other institutions expanded their waitlists.
Thirty billboards from the Berkshires to Cape Cod highlight the impact of understaffing at Massachusetts community colleges, resulting from inadequate pay for staff and faculty.
To Messina College student Ryan Pina, going to college isn’t something he wants to do just for himself. It’s something he wants to achieve for his entire family—something to make them proud.
Eastern Nazarene College, which was founded in 1900, has “faced significant financial headwinds in recent years” with the board of trustees and multiple presidents pursuing alternatives to closure, according to the institution.
