Accreditor Puts 5 Colleges on Probation - Ellen Wexler, Inside Higher Ed

Four small private colleges -- along with one community college -- have been placed on probation by the regional accreditor for the southern United States. The probations were announced last week at a meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. At the four private colleges, all of which have struggled in recent years, the accreditor cited concerns over financial management. Spring Hill College and Kentucky Wesleyan College will be on probation for six months, while Centenary College in Louisiana and Georgetown College in Kentucky will be on probation for 12 months. Angelina College, a community college in Texas, will also be on probation for 12 months. Georgetown, a private Christian college in Georgetown, Ky., has been struggling for years. Facing a $4 million deficit and declining enrollment in 2014, the institution announced that it would cut 20 percent of its faculty, end four majors and cut employee and retiree benefits, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/20/southern-accreditor-puts-five-colleges-probation