This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 29 2025

29/09/2025 21 min Episodio 184
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 29 2025

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Access does not equal success:  You have heard me say many times that too many colleges focus on enrollment and not nearly enough on graduation rates.  This phrase captures the essence of that.  Getting into college does not mean a student will be successful and graduate – yet enrollment is the focus we read and hear about for almost all colleges.Sign up for regular updates on the financial health of colleges here. This week:+ A college leader at Bethel U (MN) reached out with clarifying information from a recent story I had on his college. I was both impressed and touched.+ E-town (PA) doing well but tuition and fees per student keeps shrinking+ The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight+ Vanderbilt Eyes National ExpansionShow notes and links:Brown University to lay off 48 employees and eliminate 55 vacant rolesSouthern Oregon University to cut 23 programs and lay off 18 employeesChamplain College closing Ireland and Montreal campuses in 2026Bradley University continues to see decline in freshman enrollment. Bethel University (MN) responds (No link.)Elizabethtown College Ranks Amongst the Nation’s Best in 2026 U.S. News & World Report ListsThe Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to FightVanderbilt Eyes National Expansion