July 1 - Moving Day 2023

[laker]

D3 Wells to close.

Wells College to close this spring after 156 years | WRVO Public Media

[SW_Mustang]

Does anyone think the United States is oversaturated with colleges and universities? I am not referring to athletics, but rather, education.

Here is a page that has a map of the US where you can move a cursor over any state and a popup shows a rundown of the split between public/private, as well as a split between 4 year and 2 year colleges.

https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/ho...olleges-in-us/

It just seems like there are tons of universities, if you consider the number of FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, JUCO/CC, and any other independents/affiliations I've missed. And, on top of that, all the other institutions that don't offer athletics.

Personally - yes. Statistically and economically, we wouldn't be having so many closures if we had the right amount.

I think there are way too many small private colleges and universities that don't really provide anything special. They only exist because of church affiliation, or because of athletics. It's not a recipe for success.

[sportsvine]

Does anyone think the United States is oversaturated with colleges and universities? I am not referring to athletics, but rather, education.

Here is a page that has a map of the US where you can move a cursor over any state and a popup shows a rundown of the split between public/private, as well as a split between 4 year and 2 year colleges.

https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/ho...olleges-in-us/

It just seems like there are tons of universities, if you consider the number of FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, JUCO/CC, and any other independents/affiliations I've missed. And, on top of that, all the other institutions that don't offer athletics.

[laker]

Looks like another NAIA school is closing. St Kathrine in California.

USK Athletics on X: "https://t.co/7x937YBTpF" / X (twitter.com)

[laker]

LeTourneau is moving from D2 ASC to D3 ASC in 25-26.

LeTourneau University Set To Join SCAC In 2025-26 - SCAC Athletics (scacsports.com)

[SW_Mustang]

Looked them up out of curiosity-- apparently they're both a university AND a community college. What's more, the university part is a private school, and the community college is a public institution. They claim to be the only school of its kind in the nation, and I believe it, because I've sure never heard of any arrangement like that before in my life.

Yeah, that's a bizarre arrangement. I've heard of schools sharing campuses and administrations, but it's usually on the public side exclusively. I wish I could find more info on the community college's history.

I also have so many questions about how it's run - very fascinating.

[SW_Mustang]

Northland reversed course and will not close - as of right now. I'm hearing that in addition to these big donations, they are also scaling back operations significantly, so who knows what their future will look like.

Northland College postpones closure decision after receiving several ‘transformative’ gifts | MPR News

[Inkblot]

Bloomfield was good in men's basketball this year, but baseball... they canceled all their non-conference games and finally opened the season yesterday, losing a doubleheader to Jefferson 0-22 and 0-35.

Update... they managed 10 games before canceling the rest. They scored 18 runs and gave up 227.

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NAIA U of Rio Grande to start football in 2025. Now, that is Rio Grande in Ohio in case you were thinking of UTRGV.

University of Rio Grande adds football, marching band to athletics lineup | WOWK (wowktv.com)

Looked them up out of curiosity-- apparently they're both a university AND a community college. What's more, the university part is a private school, and the community college is a public institution. They claim to be the only school of its kind in the nation, and I believe it, because I've sure never heard of any arrangement like that before in my life.

[cwfenn]

NAIA U of Rio Grande to start football in 2025. Now, that is Rio Grande in Ohio in case you were thinking of UTRGV.

University of Rio Grande adds football, marching band to athletics lineup | WOWK (wowktv.com)

I think that would be the school Bevo Francis played basketball at in the 50s and had multiple 100-point games.

[laker]

NAIA U of Rio Grande to start football in 2025. Now, that is Rio Grande in Ohio in case you were thinking of UTRGV.

University of Rio Grande adds football, marching band to athletics lineup | WOWK (wowktv.com)

[laker]

D3 Hiram to return to the President's Athletic Conference.
Hiram College To Return To Presidents' Athletic Conference - Hiram College (hiramterriers.com)

[laker]

Western Connecticut State announces plans to add men's, women's NCAA D-III hockey programs - College Hockey | USCHO.com

[SW_Mustang]

La Salle in the A-10 to add Women's Rugby, Women's Acrobatics, Wome';s Triathlon, and baseball.

Quite the selection of sports. I actually used to know a La Salle alum.

La Salle University Announces Addition of Four Varsity Sport Programs - La Salle University Athletics (goexplorers.com)

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You quoted my comment right when I was editing it. I hate when that happens. Nothing against you, it's all about timing. If I remember correctly, Boise State cut their budget by 3 million dollars that year. They're baseball team got off to a really good 9-5 start before they got the axe. I'm glad Wazzu is coming on, even if it's just for two MW seasons.

Whoops, my bad! Just can't get around something like that in a forum setting, haha. I agree, Wazzu baseball in the MW should be good for both parties. Wazzus been a solid program, and they have the 13th most wins of any team all-time, so it should really help shore up MW baseball.