Wells College in Aurora, New York announced that it will be closing. The institution was founded in 1868 as Wells Seminary and the name changed to Wells College in 1976. Wells primarily served young women prior to 2004 when it became coed.
You can read more in "Wells College closing after more than 150 years due to financial struggles, low enrollment," with reporting by Matthew Saffer published initially on April 29, 2024.
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.
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