Southern Vermont College Announces Closure

Lola Duffort of VTDigger reported this morning that "Southern Vermont College says it will close this summer."  She indicates that the institution's president David Evans "...cited declining enrollments, financial pressures, and a recent decision by the New England Commission of Higher Education, the school’s regional accreditor."

You can also read additional coverage by David Lachance of the Bennington Banner, "Southern Vermont College closing."

Saint Joseph College which was established in downtown Bennington, VT by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1926 is considered to be a predecessor of Southern Vermont College. In 1974, the Sisters  turned the College over to an independent board of trustees and the institution moved to its current location on what is was known as the Everett Estate.

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