The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has worked on the closure or consolidation of 60 colleges since 2016. The Midwest and northeast in general have had more college closures than other parts of the country, particularly the south and southwest where the population is growing more rapidly.
The article also didn’t address that the minority students who enter college in general tend to be less prepared for college material, require remedial classes and are more likely to drop out.
But other than that, it did outline that smaller colleges are facing serious headwinds, as are large colleges too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
For NPR this was a surprisingly well rounded article addressing the problems colleges face in the future.
The enrollment drop won’t just last through 2029, it will last much longer as the pandemic caused a baby bust resulting in the lowest birth rate ever
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57003722
The article also didn’t address that the minority students who enter college in general tend to be less prepared for college material, require remedial classes and are more likely to drop out.
But other than that, it did outline that smaller colleges are facing serious headwinds, as are large colleges too