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This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for September 28, 2023
This episode includes discussions on The student fiduciaryWorry about Columbia College in ChicagoNew VP Enrollment at Millikin U (IL) (comes from the recently closed ...
4 Iowa privates fighting for survival in a tough market
Iowa private colleges are in a tough market. The state of Iowa is one of four on my list of high-risk states for college closures. The other three are Wisconsin, New...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 18, 2023 Lieber, Wartburg
My name is Gary Stocker, and we continue today on our journey to inform college students and their families and faculty and staff and many others about what is really ...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for September 6, 2023
Here is a quick summary of one of the stories discussed in this podcast.As I read this, I realized the folks at Lakeland use a lot of big words for a university that c...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for August 28, 2023 Hodges closes. SACSCOC asleep.
Hodges University announced their closure Friday evening, August 25th.Who is responsible for letting these colleges stay open?To the data: (From the College Viability ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) For August 27, 2023 Quincy U and
In this episode of TWICV, we look at the PR efforts of 3 colleges. We talk about spin, tranparency, and more.
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) New DOE rules on mergers and acquistions
The market pressures on both public and private colleges will continue to move toward consolidation in some format. The recently released DOE rule changes on mergers w...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 20, 2023: 3 Iowa colleges in Dubuque newspaper
Elizabeth Kelsey's Dubuque TelegraphHearld article: Leaders of local private colleges determined despite anticipated challenges is thorough enough reporting. Yet she f...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 11, 2023 Wash U debt free and Limestone
Through all of the silly season admissions announcements, let’s remember to ask: “Who is the fiduciary - someone looking out for the best interests for students, paren...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 31, 2023 - Prototypical college response
Webster University (St. Louis, MO) was the focal point in a late January 2023 story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The essence of the story is that the college is in ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 13, 2023 Gary Stocker - 4 predictions
Forbes.com had a guest contributor discuss her predictions (aka wishes) for 2023.Gary Stocker focuses on 4 financial health and viability predictions for 2023.Pressure...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 9, 2023 - HRC and LaSalle U.
From 2015-2021, La Salle University has had decreased FTE enrollment of almost 600 students. Their tuition and fee revenue is down almost $22M. 4-year graduation rate ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 5, 2023 - High Risk - Buena Vista
This podcast episode reviews the enrollment, finances, and outcomes for Buena Vista University (IA). Their enrollment risks are mitigated by decent 4 and 6-year gradua...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 22, 2022 - BSU and Holy Family
Birmingham Southern College is following the same no-win model as many other private colleges. They have maintained such a parochial focus that their options to surviv...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 19, 2022 - Accountability
How can a public university with a 4-year undergraduate graduation rate of 33% not demand more accountability for its faculty?The Hechinger Report has a story on Decem...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 15, 2022 - New America predictions
The focus on changing enrollment patterns and accountability for graduation rates is the focus of this 5 minute commentary.
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 13, 2022 - Rockhurst U.
From 2015-2020, Rockhurst University (MO):Tuition and fee revenue increased $3MFTE enrollment is up 400 students, so the 2022 enrollment crash has to be significant.4 ...