Maybe you don’t care about a music program BUT, there are kids severely affected by this. Civilization isn’t doing very well with all the money poured into science either.
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From what I read, students already in those programs will be able to complete their doctorate at Brandeis. They are not accepting any new students. There are other similar programs in the Boston area.
One of the requirements for closing a postsecondary program* is that students currently in it can finish those programs (term of art: teachout). They may not be able to complete the specialization they wanted, and they may have to take a very restricted path through the program, but they have to be allowed the opportunity to complete it.
This is also one reason that closing programs doesn’t result in the immediate (or, in many cases, even medium-term) savings that people expect, and may even result in a short-term increase in costs—to prevent harm to students, faculty and facilities to support the closed program are still needed for a few years.
*Different rules apply in cases of financial exigency (which is kind of parallel to Chapter 11 bankruptcy for colleges). It also, obviously, doesn’t apply when the whole institution shuts down.
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I’ve been trying to learn to navigate those resources – it’s quite a learning curve! I have also started looking at the Forbes financial grades (not sure how good of predictors those are). Can I as you, based on how you approach this issue, would you be concerned about sending a kid to Drew University in NJ?
Top 500? Colleges? I don’t think that’s a safe bar. A read through this thread might find several schools that were regarded reasonably that hit the chopping block. Birmingham southern comes to mind.
UW-Oshkosh closes its last regional campus with fox cities campus shutting down. Seems almost half the original UW colleges have closed
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Could this be Northeastern University Chicago Campus? Columbia college Chicago could be next to merge? Roosevelt University is having the same issues with enrollment decline event after their merger with RMU. Seem as public schools struggle with enrollment it’s only time the private universities struggle.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/06/11/columbia-college-chicago-future
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Doubtful. Chicago is not a happening place in terms of the graduate programs that Northeastern offers. If they were to acquire another physical campus, I think it would be in the Washington, DC area to replace its Arlington, VA campus.
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For a while there, Columbia College was buying up buildings in downtown Chicago as though enrollment would keep on increasing forever. No wonder they’re in financial trouble.
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I think it’s important to note that the way UW describes branch campuses is not how I normally associate the term. I think of a flagship (i.e. Madison) and then any other locations are branch campuses. Within UW, it appears that satellite campuses of the branch campuses are the ones that are closing. So although it is sad, it does not strike me with the same force as if UW-Oshkosh or UW-Eau Claire or any other UW-non flagship campus had closed.
UW branch campuses struggled for more than a decade
The UW System is made up of 13 four-year universities. It also had the UW Colleges, which were 13 additional campuses offering associate degrees that were a popular starting point for students in rural areas, from low-income backgrounds or those wanting to start college in a smaller campus setting.
But these campuses, often called “two-years” or “branch campuses,” have been in a precarious position for a while.
I do wonder, however, how the UW system expects to be paid back, and with interest, for its loan for the site when the site is closing at the end of the next year (emphasis added).
Even with the substantial cuts, UW-Oshkosh still faces a $7.6 million deficit this year. The university cannot use its unrestricted reserves, which is discretionary money that can be used to plug budget holes, because it has fully depleted the fund. It’s the first time in UW System history that a university has exhausted its reserves.
The UW System is stepping in with a loan it expects to be paid back with interest.
Leavitt said the Fox Cities closure is “driven completely” by enrollment decline and not related to the university’s broader financial problems. The budget to operate the campus next school year is about $7 million.
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These are the satellite campuses that were opened over the last 20 years or so. UW Oshkosh is still open (Stillwater, Stevens Point, Superior, etc all still open) I think online learning has played a roll in closing the campuses surrounding the main campuses.
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Well, that would be confusing, to have both a Northeastern and a Northwestern in the Chicago area!
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We’ll both had Southwest and Northwest airlines.
And both have Southwest and Alaska Airlines today.
And there’s lots of colleges not equalizing to their geographical name.
If money can be made, it could work.
Not to mention Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, which is often referred to as “Northeastern” by locals,
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Drew’s enrollment seems to be on the upswing, but it’s too early to tell whether it will remain so. Their financial situation doesn’t look great on paper. I don’t know whether they have cut programs or suddenly laid off staff recently - that would a good indication of struggling if they have. I wouldn’t say that it’s not wise to send a student there if it feels right to the student, though. A number of schools that have struggled in recent years are still hanging in there just fine. Get a feel for the school on social media groups, if possible. And if the student chooses to enroll, they should choose classes that could transfer if that becomes necessary. Lots of schools are currently working through financial issues, but many won’t close.
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Thank you that is very helpful! I was taken aback by the fact that it is literally second to last on the Forbes financial health grade list for the schools they evaluated.
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DC is limited with what’s available. I think DC just like most universities a brand new building would be enough… Arlington has campuses (rented floors) for a few universities mostly for graduate. ASU invested in a building a few years ago. You really have GWU, Georgetown, American, Catholic and Howard plus UDC… Concoran was taken over by GWU… doesn’t see DC more than a government related field …
Chicago has issues at the university level with Roosevelt and Columbia College both are in the Loop area and both struggling. Could be a Midwest campus plus if I’m not mistaken they shared a largest housing project with Roosevelt.
It’s a great asset campus in the heart of Chicago …
True forgot about them …
I don’t think this labeling holds up well—under that rule, places like the University of Central Florida and the University of California San Diego would be “branch campuses”, and that doesn’t really make sense for those.
Most places, branch campuses are those in a location but that are run from somewhere else, and get their accreditation through that other campus rather than on their own.
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Every state is different. This label certainly doesn’t hold up for California, even Texas (with UT-Dallas, Arlington, Tyler, etc.), but for Wisconsin those branches are very small, most offering only associate degrees and have had enrollment issues for a while. In the case of Florida, UCF is completely independent of UF and is huge.