Jennifer Scott, president at the College of St. Joseph in Rutland, VT
announced this afternoon that the institution will suspend operations at the end of the current spring semester. The institution was founded in 1956 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland. It was initially known as St. Joseph’s Teacher’s College and occupied the former campus of Rutland Junior College.
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Article by Scott Jaschik from Inside Higher Ed on March 22, 2019, Another Vermont College Will Close. College of St. Joseph announces that it will cease operations.
ReplyDeleteReporting by Patrick McArdle of the Rutland (VT) Herald, College of St. Joseph will close after current semester
ReplyDeleteArticle by Katy Savage in The Mountain Times on March 27, 2019, CSJ to close this spring
ReplyDeleteVermont Edition has been following the process of the three Vermont colleges that have closed this year — Southern Vermont College, Green Mountain College and the College of St. Joseph — and received an update on the individual situations from VPR's Nina Keck on July 15, 2019.
ReplyDeleteWCAX-TV reports, "Defunct Vermont college could become innovation center." "Financial pressures forced the College of St. Joseph to close last spring...a feasibility study began to identify a new purpose for the campus. The recommendation-- form a public-private partnership to create the CSJ Center for Excellence and Innovation to support businesses and entrepreneurs..."
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