This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 13, 2026

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 13, 2026

From This Week In College Viability (TWICV) by Gary Stocker

April 13, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 212

About this episode

The episode discusses significant changes in college viability, including discounts, scholarship programs, and the struggles of small private colleges.

The final podcast show originating from St. Louis, MO. Life is taking us to Colorado. The podcasts will continue from there on April 27th. This week: + Half off at Hopkins: Carey Business School offers steep discounts to Maryland grads + Maine puts the screws to private colleges with a free and permanent college scholarship program. + Small private colleges are dying in a winner-take-all university marketplace. In football, I would get a piling on penalty . . . but I am going to talk about it anyway. + TDR continues to increase – to the benefit of students. Not so much to colleges in need of more revenue. Show notes: 2026 College Majors Completion app for Academic Leaders 2026 College Majors Completion app for students and families. Earlham ends some majors to cut costs BGSU to suspend 6 degree programs, 'reconfigure' 20 more in 2027 ( Partial list of programs below.) * Half off at Hopkins: Carey Business School offers steep discounts to Maryland grads (Maine) Governor Mills Signs Supplemental Budget at EMCC, Making Free College Scholarship Permanent Matt Hisrich post on college net price decreases The small private colleges dying in a winner-take-all university marketplace Dan…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Stocker

Topics covered

  • college discounts
  • private college challenges
  • tuition discount rates
  • college scholarship programs
  • higher education trends

Keywords

  • college viability
  • tuition discounts
  • scholarship programs
  • private colleges
  • higher education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carey Business School, BGSU

Books & works: 2026 College Majors Completion app for Academic Leaders, 2026 College Majors Completion app for students and families

Places: Maryland, Maine, Colorado, St. Louis, MO

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