How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016? - Hallie Busta, Education Dive

The last few years have been tumultuous ones for the U.S. higher education industry. Increased regulation and falling enrollment were among several factors contributing to the closure or consolidation of hundreds of colleges and campuses around the country. That consolidation also had an impact on the priorities of ones that remained open. Institutions are adding degree programs in emerging tech fields such as artificial intelligence, dropping low-enrollment programs including some in the liberal arts, and looking online where they can reach a bigger audience with niche subject matter. That activity is ongoing and analysts forecast more ahead for 2019, which is why we've started publishing a list of closures and M&A activity from 2016 to the present. We're pairing it with analysis of the major trends the data reveal https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-many-colleges-and-universities-have-closed-since-2016/539379/