Sunday, May 16, 2021

Judson College Will Close: the Baptist women’s college had only 12 new students committed to attend in the fall. - Emma Whitford, Inside HIgher Ed

After teetering on the edge of closure for months, Judson College's Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close the Baptist women’s college in July.The college, located in Marion, Ala., had been in poor financial shape for years, but its financial outlook worsened in recent months even though the college raised more than $2.53 million this academic year.Enrollment, which had been declining for more than a decade, was dismal this spring, with only 145 students enrolled. Only 80 students were expected to return for the upcoming academic year, and only a dozen new students had committed to attend Judson in the fall.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/05/07/judson-college-closing-amid-enrollment-and-debt-woes