This Week In College Viability (TWICV)

This Week:A small college all but closesWhat’s the matter with chemistry degrees?Wheeling U sends out board chair to spinAnother college complains about its Forbes gradeShow notes and links:College Viability Inspection ReportPodcast: Kitchen Table College ChatPodcast: Beyond the College Brochure

Big week at College Viability News: 2026 College Majors Completion app for academic leaders and one for students and families.Plus: The College Viability Transparency Tool. News and commentary this week:+ A Small University Bet Big on Enrolling Athletes. Now It Will Close.+ Marshall University cuts women’s swimming team+ (In the ‘I can’t believe it’s a story’ category and probably not a Pulitzer Journalism Award story: University of Connecticut, looking to save $1.57M, removes trash cans from many of its offices (Not making this up.)+ Report from New America: 41 Institutions Steered Low-Income Families to Loans+ And some more doozy stories that I just didn’t put in today’s headline teaser.Show notes and links:A Small University Bet Big on Enrolling Athletes. Now It Will CloseCurry College acquires Labouré, which will shut its doors this summerPasadena’s Providence Christian College to Close, After Two DecadesMarshall Sports: Herd swimming and diving on chopping block, per SI report SwimSwam.com story on Marshall swimming teamUniversity of Denver braces for up to a $30 million budget shortfall next yearStudents and faculty express concern about layoffs at The College of WoosterUniversity of New Haven loses thousands of international students due to visa restrictionsUniversity of Connecticut, looking to save $1.57M, removes trash cans from many of its officesFitch report on Marshall UniversityFitch report on Agnes Scott CollegeReport: 41 Institutions Steered Low-Income Families to LoansState approval affirms Rider’s progress under March to Sustainability Plan

This week's show includes stories and commentary on + Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs+ Wintertime spin on enrollment number for an IL public college+ Averett College (VA) Sells Athletic Facilities+ Be careful letting your sons and daughters consider Naturopathic medicineShow Notes and Links:Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programsOregon State University faces uncertain financial future amid enrollment decline, budget cutsSIUE plugs Spring Enrollment. Ignores 4-year graduation ratesMen are opting out of college. New England’s campuses are missing them.Averett Sells Athletic FacilitiesAre Naturopathic medicine colleges in trouble. Ryan Hofer Substack post.A perspective on the enrollment cliff, or slope or downturn, or plummetInterested in the weekly College Financial Health Report Newsletter? Click here.

TWICV News and Commentary for January 19, 2026This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else.This week:+ California College of the Arts, Will Close in 2027+ Hampshire College warned of potential closure by auditors+ After Protests Over Cuts, Mary Baldwin U.'s President Resigns and Some Minors Are Restored+ A company helping colleges avoid reinventing the wheel.+ Another state talks public college consolidation+ And, of course, much more.Make sure to forward the podcast link to your Higher Education friends. No sense in just you getting latest news and commentary on the whole industryWant to start your own podcast, I use Riverside.fm. Click here to get access to start your show.Show notes:San Francisco’s Last Remaining Private Art School, the California College of the Arts, Will Close in 2027What We Will Lose When California College of the Arts ClosesUT-Arlington offers employee buyouts amid federal funding cuts, officials sayHampshire College warned of potential closure by auditorsA College Missed Its Enrollment Goal by Nearly Half. What Happened?After Protests Over Cuts, Mary Baldwin U.'s President Resigns and Some Minors Are Restored5 Fall 2025 Enrollment TakeawaysHow Oregon’s top higher ed board wants to solve university deficits

Sitting in front of the Blue Yeti microphone and the smooth running Riverside.fm podcast software.As ‘Your College Financial Quality Control Advocate’ This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else. I talk about delusional colleges, regurgitation reporting, And College Viability is Higher Education’s NORAD. Our data radar tells you which incoming colleges are risky and which will safely deliver an education package. Today:+ Martin University terminates staff (without pay), encourages students to transfer+ Rider University (NJ) placed on probation+ A potential college president foot-in-mouth story+ Another college tries to spin bad news into a ‘Comeback kid’ kind of story+ From Dow Jones Market Watch and Morningstar: ‘They're in their 60s and still paying off student loans. College debt in America now lasts a lifetime.’INTRO: Always add: forward podcast link to your Higher Education friends. No sense in just you getting latest news and commentary on the whole industryWant to use Riverside.fm for your podcast. Click here to access. BTW, I am a new affiliate with Riverside