OT: Permanent College Closing Tracker

[CALUPA69]

Nothing that I've seen, and I check everyday.

I was expecting a few more colleges to shut their doors, but they seem to be scraping by. The OP is updated with all closures based on the criteria I'm tracking, but a couple that I haven't listed are Robert Morris University (IL) and branch campuses. They merged with Roosevelt University pre-coronavirus, but I think it just went into effect at the end of the year. Pine Manor College merged with Boston College as well.

Probably we'll see a lot more mergers than outright closings ala URBANA. A lot of the small campuses have a good deal of history and drawing power but due to administrative incompetence and/or malfeasance, are in a bind. As any one who follows me knows my #1 candidate for this is WU being changed with little difficulty into WVU-WHEELING which I feel could be very viable. Time will tell.

[SW_Mustang]

We seem to have gotten off track a bit focusing on individual sports cut by universities/colleges. What is the current tally of colleges that have perminently closed as a result of Covid?

Nothing that I've seen, and I check everyday.

I was expecting a few more colleges to shut their doors, but they seem to be scraping by. The OP is updated with all closures based on the criteria I'm tracking, but a couple that I haven't listed are Robert Morris University (IL) and branch campuses. They merged with Roosevelt University pre-coronavirus, but I think it just went into effect at the end of the year. Pine Manor College merged with Boston College as well.

[boatcapt]

We seem to have gotten off track a bit focusing on individual sports cut by universities/colleges. What is the current tally of colleges that have perminently closed as a result of Covid?

[Tech Boys]

William Jewell is reinstating men's wrestling and adding women's wrestling. Both will begin competition in 2021-22. Women's wrestling is on track to becoming a NCAA emerging sport.

[SW_Mustang]

UAH hockey still has some work to do but there's hope. This money was raised in only 1 week. If it works well, maybe they can advise a certain school in California that had football.

500 grand in less than a week from a small school in a non-hockey state is very impressive. I didn't think they'd do it.

[Tech Boys]

UAH hockey still has some work to do but there's hope. This money was raised in only 1 week. If it works well, maybe they can advise a certain school in California that had football.

[SW_Mustang]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.al....outputType=amp

[SW_Mustang]

An ray of hopeful sunshine breaks through the dark clouds of closing doom!

And just like that - the Chargers are back!

For now anyway...

[Argonut]

Remove Alabama-Huntsville Ice Hockey from the list of dropped sports!

UAH Hockey Supporters Meet Fundraising Goal

A ray of hopeful sunshine breaks through the dark clouds of closing doom!

[Tech Boys]

Remove Alabama-Huntsville Ice Hockey from the list of dropped sports!

UAH Hockey Supporters Meet Fundraising Goal

[laker]

For the coming season (2020-2021) yes. The Minnesota and Michigan schools restart the CCHA for 2021-2022.

The GoFundMe campaign is amazing, but let's face it, you can't sustain a quality program doing this every few years.

I also wonder about the fate of the Alaska schools.

[SW_Mustang]

For the coming season (2020-2021) yes. The Minnesota and Michigan schools restart the CCHA for 2021-2022.

The GoFundMe campaign is amazing, but let's face it, you can't sustain a quality program doing this every few years.

Oh yeah, absolutely. We're in total agreement there.

Without a massive financial overhaul, the program won't last long. The fundraisers are cool, but it's definitely not a sustainable long-term solution. I don't expect to see UAH survive long term, as much as I'd like them too. I was only sharing the fundraiser because I thought it was interesting to watch. It would be nice if they could save the program for another year or two - let the juniors and seniors get through the system while the others have time to make plans to move on. From my understanding, UAH cancelled to late for any transfers to really happen - although that was just what I was told, so it could be wrong.

I heard a lot of rumblings about the WCHA crumbling and essentially being replaced by the CCHA, but I wasn't sure when that was all happening - I was too busy this hockey season to really pay attention to what was going on. Thanks for filling me in though - I appreciate it.

[njmav1]

Is there still going to be a WCHA next season? I haven't kept up with the news at all.

I just think the GoFundMe is interesting because it was only started a few days ago and as of now, they have almost all the money they are requesting - although it's only about half of what they say they need in total, as I understand it.

For the coming season (2020-2021) yes. The Minnesota and Michigan schools restart the CCHA for 2021-2022.

The GoFundMe campaign is amazing, but let's face it, you can't sustain a quality program doing this every few years.

[SW_Mustang]

Let's say they meet their goal and UAH administration relents and brings back the program for at least this coming year. Would they still be a WCHA member?

Is there still going to be a WCHA next season? I haven't kept up with the news at all.

I just think the GoFundMe is interesting because it was only started a few days ago and as of now, they have almost all the money they are requesting - although it's only about half of what they say they need in total, as I understand it.

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Brown had 38 varsity athletic programs....third-most in the nation. That was surprising to me

Ivy alums have pockets deep enough and egos big enough to fund anything