Hampshire College Will Close Amid Student Enrollment Declines
Other small private colleges like Hampshire have closed in recent years as financial pressures and competition for students increase. Over 300 colleges have closed since 2008 in the U.S.
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
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| Hampshire College’s campus in Amherst, Mass.Credit...David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe, via Getty Images |
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| LillyAnne Keely holds a newborn lamb in the barn at Sterling College, which focuses on agriculture and related disciplines. Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report |
