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Eide, Stephen – Education Next, 2018
Small mid-tier private schools tend to have modest endowments, and after decades of tuition hikes comparable to those of their elite peers, they are now at high risk of pricing themselves out of the market. The fiscal crisis of small private colleges will play out differently across the nation. States vary in their demographic projections and the…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Declining Enrollment, School Closing, Consolidated Schools
Jenkins, Davis; Klempin, Serena C.; Lahr, Hana – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022
Two years ago, Community College Research Center (CCRC) published a guide to help college leaders understand the costs involved in implementing guided pathways reforms. The guide was based on research at six community colleges, but only one of these was a smaller college. Small colleges lack economies of scale that can generate revenue to support…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Small Colleges
Meyer, Timothy – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine factors related to enrollment in higher education during the 2008-2009 economic downturn. The study focused on small private colleges and universities without historic prestige, schools that are non-selective and dependent on enrollment tuition. When viewing student enrollment through a…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Enrollment, Small Colleges, Private Colleges