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re: It's interesting to watch colleges and univs merging or closing down completely.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:41 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:41 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Combine them and call the new one the University of Louisiana.
The University of Southern Arkansas
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 3:42 pm
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:59 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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The saddest in the south IMO was Birmingham Southern closing altogether, classified as a financial necessity, but the lack of enrollment was caused by being in an absolute terrible crime-ridden part of town.
The location created some headwinds for sure, but there was a lot more to this story.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:02 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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Mississippi College closed down? Or just their football program?
Just football, but they’re no longer the super-baptist college they were.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:04 pm to SloaneRanger
Coipled with the private colleges, Louisiana has just many schools for its size
Tech
LSU
McNeese
Northwestern
Southeastern
This would cover the entire state. The rest can close it become 2 year feeder schools. Stop making schools a work program for losers
Tech
LSU
McNeese
Northwestern
Southeastern
This would cover the entire state. The rest can close it become 2 year feeder schools. Stop making schools a work program for losers
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:46 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
East Georgia State College. It’s a 2 year liberal arts school, probably the only public one left in the state. Most all 2 year public colleges in GA are technical schools now.
If you’re interested in a rabbit hole, look into the merger (read takeover) of Armstrong State College (aka Armstrong Atlantic State University) and/by Georgia Southern. It was secret and shitty all at the same time. GSU was desperate to get access to the quality hospitals (Level 1 trauma) in Savannah for their nursing program; AASU had a nationally known and recognized program. So they took it over behind closed doors. Another good one in GA is Kennesaw State ambushing Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta for their engineering program.
If you’re interested in a rabbit hole, look into the merger (read takeover) of Armstrong State College (aka Armstrong Atlantic State University) and/by Georgia Southern. It was secret and shitty all at the same time. GSU was desperate to get access to the quality hospitals (Level 1 trauma) in Savannah for their nursing program; AASU had a nationally known and recognized program. So they took it over behind closed doors. Another good one in GA is Kennesaw State ambushing Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta for their engineering program.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:47 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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didn't UGA absorb the medical school in Augusta?
Nope, UGA opened their own med school.
ETA: the president of Texas Wesleyan is a family friend. Her daughter and my son were schoolmates until she left Shorter to go back to Jax State. Was hired by TWU from there.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:52 pm to Indefatigable
LSU should be the flagship, Tech should be the northern school, ULL the southwestern school, UNO the New Orleans school, and even though it’s pretty close to LSU, Southeastern could probably justify existing. All the rest need to close or become community/technical/trade schools.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:02 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Martin Methodist is now UT Southern. It’s part of the U of TN system.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:10 pm to Indefatigable
Don't forget SUSLA! How many of y'all knew of Southern University - Shreveport?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:19 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
If they are merging but keeping all the locations, it was not fix the probably of too many institutions of higher learning. They need to close schools, not merge them and keep operating every unit. Some of the smaller schools might make great trade schools.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:31 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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It's interesting to watch colleges and univs with busted business models, too much debt, no endowments and nothing of value to offer closing down
FIFY
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:43 pm to Indefatigable
The value add just isn’t there anymore. Lots of kids figured out they’re better off going to community college as most 4-year college degrees don’t do much for you these days. Some like Southeastern figured out their place in the market and ran with it and it shows in the success they’ve had. Others like UNO failed and have hit the skids. Some of them definitley need to close but it’ll be a political fight for the ages.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:44 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
It needs to happen here but it would primarily affect black colleges/population and politics kick in. Nevermind that they could get a better quality education if done properly
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:46 pm to rpg37
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In Mississippi, it would be best best to drop a CC or two, at least one HBCU, the MUW, and Delta State.
Mississippi Valley State's graduation rate is below 30% with some speculating the number is actually below 15%. That's freakin ridiculous.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:46 pm to rpg37
dp
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:49 pm to WavinWilly
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ULL the southwestern school
The ULL/McNeese argument is always interesting, because there's a much better argument for keeping 2 schools in "southwest LA" (does anyone actually consider Lafayette southwest, because they don't) than there is for keeping 2 in North LA.
Someone suggested keeping SELA even though it's close to LSU; I'd argue getting rid of it and keeping McNeese and ULL. I don't think either one could handle the enrollment from SWLA if the other closed.
Now, whether they should have to or not is another story. Far too many people go to college these days because "that's what you're supposed to do".
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:55 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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As of the 2022-2023 academic year, there are approximately 3,896 colleges and universities in the United States. This number reflects a decline from previous years, indicating a trend of consolidation in the higher education sector.
That's according to Gemini.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:06 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Didn’t realize LSUS is bigger than ULM, McNeese, NSU, Grambling, Southern, Nicholls etc, and basically the same size as Tech.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:19 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
The trend will likely continue.
“Demographics is destiny.”
People are having less children.
Covid proved distance learning is good enough for many things.
Non-elite private schools will probably close in large numbers over the next 25 years.
“Demographics is destiny.”
People are having less children.
Covid proved distance learning is good enough for many things.
Non-elite private schools will probably close in large numbers over the next 25 years.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:25 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
quote:Just the Football program.
Mississippi College closed down? Or just their football program
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