PASSHE Institutions Merging

[IUPNation]

Valley Forge Military Academy is next to close

How many more campuses can Villanova buy?

[Fightingscot82]

How many more campuses can Villanova buy?

Yeah really. I knew there were a bunch of colleges in that area but never realized how close they all were.

[IUPNation]

Yeah really. I knew there were a bunch of colleges in that area but never realized how close they all were.

They could spit on each other. I think the college part of Valley Forge is staying open. It’s the Academy for the kiddies that is closing.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

How many more campuses can Villanova buy?

When is Villanova going IVY ?


I know they think already are ...

[Ship69]

Valley Forge Military Academy is next to close

Used to see their ads in magazines when I was a kid along with Howe Academy in Indiana, etc. In New York, they had NYMA (New York Military Academy) where our president landed for a while and Admiral Farragut, where one of my college roommates at Ship attended. Although they attracted kids of all types, they were often a place for wealthy parents to dump kids who proved bothersome.

[IUPNation]

When is Villanova going IVY ?


I know they think already are ...

They aren’t that good of a school. Penn could buy them a few times over.

[IUPNation]

Used to see their ads in magazines when I was a kid along with Howe Academy in Indiana, etc. In New York, they had NYMA (New York Military Academy) where our president landed for a while and Admiral Farragut, where one of my college roommates at Ship attended. Although they attracted kids of all types, they were often a place for wealthy parents to dump kids who proved bothersome.

Like our current President.

[iupgroundhog]

They could spit on each other. I think the college part of Valley Forge is staying open. It’s the Academy for the kiddies that is closing.

Correct. The Academy is closing (grades 7-12) while the College part remains open, although the college only has 110 students. The Academy enrollment was down from 300 to 94 since 2012.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is an alum of the Academy. So is author J.D. Salinger, and his book Catcher in the Rye is set at VFMA which is referred to as "Pencey Prep" in the book.

[IUPNation]

Correct. The Academy is closing (grades 7-12) while the College part remains open, although the college only has 110 students. The Academy enrollment was down from 300 to 94 since 2012.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is an alum of the Academy. So is author J.D. Salinger, and his book Catcher in the Rye is set at VFMA which is referred to as "Pencey Prep" in the book.

In the 90’s, you’d see the students at the King of Prussia Mall in uniform all the time.

Wasn't Taps filmed there too?

[iupgroundhog]

In the 90’s, you’d see the students at the King of Prussia Mall in uniform all the time.

Wasn't Taps filmed there too?

Taps was. I used to see the kids when I would go the ice cream place by the Wayne train station. I don't think it's there any more. Last I was there the Wayne Tavern had taken over that space.

[Ship69]

Yeah really. I knew there were a bunch of colleges in that area but never realized how close they all were.

I went to see a basketball doubleheader at the Palestra once, and even though I knew the "Big 5" were all in the Philly area I was amazed at how Villanova, Penn, and St. Joe's were basically a stone's throw from each other. I won't say that was a while ago, but I saw Howard Porter playing for Villanova.

[ShipAlum]

Nothing like a Saturday night Big 5 basketball double header at the Palestra. St. Joe's hawk flapping their wings the entire game and opposing fans yelling "the hawk is dead". Along with Porter the Cats had Franny O'Hanlon and Johnny Jones.

[IUPNation]

I went to see a basketball doubleheader at the Palestra once, and even though I knew the "Big 5" were all in the Philly area I was amazed at how Villanova, Penn, and St. Joe's were basically a stone's throw from each other. I won't say that was a while ago, but I saw Howard Porter playing for Villanova.

Villanova, St Joe's and Penn are all accessible along the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail. Villanova has it's own train station...St Joe's is just blocks from the Overbrook Station and Penn is blocks from 30th Street Station.

[Fightingscot82]

Really promising news overall: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/ed...s/202510070064

Cheyney: up 38% (but still just 851 students)
East Stroudsburg: up 4.4%
Indiana: up 1.5%
Millersville: up 1.3%
Shippensburg: up 2.6%
Slippery Rock: up 2.75%
West Chester: up 1.2%

Commonwealth: down 2.5%
Kutztown: down 1.3%
Penn West: down 2.6%

[GregD]

Really promising news overall: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/ed...s/202510070064

Cheyney: up 38% (but still just 851 students)
East Stroudsburg: up 4.4%
Indiana: up 1.5%
Millersville: up 1.3%
Shippensburg: up 2.6%
Slippery Rock: up 2.75%
West Chester: up 1.2%

Commonwealth: down 2.5%
Kutztown: down 1.3%
Penn West: down 2.6%

Pitt reported a jump of 1,300-plus students in Oakland this fall, according to data shared by the university on Wednesday. The current freshman class is the largest in school history, leading to the 4% enrollment growth from fall 2024.