Davis College Seeks to Sell Main Campus and Secure Merger

WBNG-TV in Binghamton, NY is reporting that Davis College in Johnson City, NY is planning to sell its main campus and intends to merge with World of Life Bible Institute located in Chester, NY.

Davis College intends to eliminate debt with proceeds from the sale of the campus and "...explains that the 2019-2020 school year will act as a transition year, where about 15 seniors will commute to the main campus for courses and are expected to graduate in either December 2019 or May 2020." 

Enrolment has fallen significantly since Davis last reported enrollment of 288 students to IPEDS.


Jeff Platsky of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin also reported on the sale of the campus in "Adam Weitsman close to a deal to buy Davis College property in Johnson City."

Davis College was founded as Practical Bible School in 1900.  The name changed to Practical Bible College in 1933 and to Davis College in 2004.

Both Davis College and the Word of Life Institute operate as private, non-profit institutions.  Word of Life reported 522 undergraduate enrollment to IPEDS.

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.