Small-school shakeout: statistics are grim, but some survive. (Update).It's harder for small colleges and universities to hang on, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest statistics from The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, which recently noted that 27 of the nation's 1,600 private colleges have closed since 1997--a 35 percent increase over the previous five years. But some small IHEs are trying to reinvent re·in·vent tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents 1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" themselves, to survive. Case in point: Champlain College Champlain College is a private, professionally focused college established in 1878. Champlain enrolls 1,950 full-time undergraduate students on its campus in the historic Hill Section of Burlington, Vermont. [1] U.S. in Burlington, VT (1,500 full-time, 700 evening students). Roger Perry, Champlain's president, says he began 10 years ago to fashion the two-year school for locals into a four-year college with career-oriented majors. Twelve fields of study soon turned into 25. Some, such as multimedia design and e-business, were added more recently. "We had to change our image dramatically," says Perry. Champlain now markets to targeted high schools in NJ, CT, MA, and VT. The goal: students who want a career-building four-year program--with parents who can afford to pay close to full price.--JMA |
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