Nebraska Christian was founded in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1945. It relocated to Papillion, south of Omaha, in 2006. It merged with Hope International University of Fullerton, CA in 2016.Tim Pearson of the Norfolk Daily News reported on the closure decision in "Low enrollment forces Nebraska Christian College to close," on April 2, 2020.
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.
"HIU ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE," from the Christian Standard, April 2, 2020.
ReplyDeleteRick Ruggles reporting for the Omaha World-Herald on April 3, 2020, "Nebraska Christian College in Papillion to close amid 'catastrophically low' enrollment."
ReplyDeleteThe Norfolk Daily News posted "Nebraska Christian College's epitaph: Courageous leadership and transformed lives" on April 13, 2020.
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