Grace University in Omaha Announces Closure

Grace University of Omaha, Nebraska announced that it will be closing after the current academic year.  Grace was founded in 1943 as Grace Bible Institute on the campus of the former Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Omaha. 

Paul Kuhlmann's The Story of Grace provides a history of the founding of the institution.

The name was changed in 1976 to Grace College of the Bible and the institution's board approved a name change to become Grace University on July 1, 1995.

The Omaha World-Herald "Grace University says it will halt operations at end of 2017-18 school year; financial, enrollment concerns blamed," with reporting by David Hendee.

Omaha's KETV-7 posted a segment, "Grace University: Enrollment drop, lack of programs force closure," with video images of the campus and reporting by Chinh Doan.

Grace University had been part of a plan announced in March 2017 for development of the campus of the former Dana College in Blair, Nebraska.  At the time, Grace planned to sell its campus in Omaha and relocate to Blair.  Katie Rohman has followed the developments closely and reports in "Grace University closure could expedite Dana development," on the impact of the announced closure of Grace.

Rick Seltzer of Inside Higher Ed also reported on Grace's closure in "Another Small University Closing."

If you are interested in recent trends for closures and mergers, access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page.  There are separate tabs for non-profit and for-profit closures.  Each tab includes basic information for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.