OT: Permanent College Closing Tracker

[laker]

In the case of Henderson State (AR); does that mean their current students are being absorbed by other institutions in the Arkansas state collegiate system? (I assume Henderson St. is in that system at present:).

I don't think Henderson is closing, just merging with the Arkansas State U system. There are Reddie fans on here who should be able to tell us more.

https://thecollegepost.com/henderson...ersity-merger/

[MStateMaverick]

In the case of Henderson State (AR); does that mean their current students are being absorbed by other institutions in the Arkansas state collegiate system? (I assume Henderson St. is in that system at present:).

[SW_Mustang]

With the COVID-19 situation taking its toll on higher education, it's expected that many colleges are going to close permanently. We've already seen a few close, and I've seen lots of discussion on the board in various threads - I thought it would make sense to keep track of it all in one thread, for anyone interested.

Here's a good tracker - they are very loose with the term "closure" (as it's not always a black/white ordeal) - so no, Henderson State is not "closing." That being said, it's still the best tool I've found for keeping up with the closures. I'll also be posting every permanent closure in the OP from ~March onward.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/t...dation/539961/

EDIT: This looks like the same list but is presented in a better timeline format.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/h...e-2016/539379/

To make this list a little more clear - here are a couple guidelines;

-"Closure" is defined as a school ceasing operations at a physical campus - this includes mergers where the school leaves campus.
-I am only posting schools whose closing date is in March, 2020 and onward.
-Closing date is based on the announcement of the closure, not the final day of operations.
-For simplicity, this list assumes that COVID-19 played a significant role in closures announced in 3/2020 and beyond. Many of these schools were already in financial trouble and on the brink of closing anyway - but we're assuming COVID-19 pushed them "over the edge," if you will.

(School Name, Location, Primary Athletic Affiliation)

MacMurray College, Jacksonville Illinois, NCAA DIII (UMAC)
Nebraska Christian College, Papillion Nebraska, NCCAA
Urbana University ("Franklin University - Urbana"), Urbana Ohio, NCAA DII MEC
Holy Family College, Manitowoc Wisconsin, NAIA
Johnson and Wales, North Miami, Florida, NAIA
Johnson and Wales, Denver, CO, NAIA
Concordia-New York, Bronxville, NY, NCAA DII