More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing or merging amid declining enrollment and financial strain. The trend is already disrupting students and communities nationwide.
Research indicates that students studying abroad often experience competency growth in developmental stages, from feeling stretched by the novelty, to reaching out and connecting, and finally to gaining confidence through persistence.
The inclination to buy small but lavishly doesn't reflect irresponsibility as much as the need to have some agency in an economy that has outpaced young people's means.
The New England Commission of Higher Education said the decision comes as a result of the institution not successfully growing enrollment; a land sale falling through and the college not being able to refinance a $21 million bond debt by September.
Computer science enrollment across the University of California fell 6% last year even as overall college enrollment rose. With the University of California, San Diego adding an artificial intelligence major, the shift appears focused on AI rather than an exit from tech.
