Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within days.

The University of North Florida partially credits its enrollment growth to its focus on continuing education programs. But are institutions' outdated financial systems ready for an Amazon-like shopping experience?

Only a dozen years ago, the percentage of the state’s Black high school graduates enrolling directly in college or community college handily outpaced that of their white counterparts, a point of pride for a small community that’s worked hard to build a network of organizations to support its young people.

Restrictions to online, asynchronous learning for hands-on programs could spell trouble for successful remote learning efforts around the country.