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I spoke to someone a few weeks ago and he told me that the college he attended closed its doors 2 years after he graduated. The school was, I believe, on Long Island. It must be weird to be an almnus from a college that does not exist anymore. You usually don't think of colleges or universities going out of business but I did a little research and it has happened quite a few times. No question here. Just something that I have been thinking about.
Yeah. A small, private liberal arts college went belly up not too far from me. It took a few years, but I hear they are now back in business again. I agree it would be strange (and you better hope you kept a copy of your transcripts).
Yeah. A small, private liberal arts college went belly up not too far from me. It took a few years, but I hear they are now back in business again. I agree it would be strange (and you better hope you kept a copy of your transcripts).
That happened here too. The school was going to bought by a for-profit group. The HLC rejected it and they closed the school. This was last year. To add insult to injury the board sent the alumni an email asking for money a week later to close down the school. Currently one of the dorms is being used for shelter for flood victims
Thanks for the link. It's interesting, it's not that big a list of defunct schools when you consider how many places of higher learning exist in the States. I'm always amazed at the sheer number of universities and colleges in the U.S.A. and the vast majority of them continue to attract enought students to stay solvent---or at least keep their doors open.
A word of caution about that link's accuracy. It lists a university in my state as defunct. It's not really defunct. It merged with another university. A major, very reputable university. Alumni are still able to get copies of transcripts. Employers, at least those in the area, are familiar with the university and the calibre of its students.
For those universities that completely close down, usually they make an agreement with another nearby university to house their records so that alumni records can still be accessed.
A word of caution about that link's accuracy. It lists a university in my state as defunct. It's not really defunct. It merged with another university. A major, very reputable university. Alumni are still able to get copies of transcripts. Employers, at least those in the area, are familiar with the university and the calibre of its students.
For those universities that completely close down, usually they make an agreement with another nearby university to house their records so that alumni records can still be accessed.
Yeah, Westbrook College in Maine simply became the Portland campus of the University of New England, and Boston State University became Umass Boston.
This is why you try to go to the reputable ones that have a real history, not the local for profit Fly-By-Night University.
With the crackdown on for-profits happening now that is yet another concern of attending there.
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to close down the school. Currently one of the dorms is being used for shelter for flood victims
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