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Small Colleges Are Withering. Can Niches Save Them?

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Leaders hope souped-up advising, international and research programs, and other ambitious offerings will keep them afloat. But can the institutions afford them, and will they work? It’s too soon to tell.

  • Dimitrios Camacho (right) works with a research associate, Stephanie Rasmussen, on one of the student projects that have helped to double the graduation rate at Dominican U. of California.
    Curriculum

    Can a Signature Program Save Your College?

    By Lawrence Biemiller
    Leaders of small institutions hope distinctive academic programs can stanch declines in enrollments and rates of retention and graduation. The results are promising but not certain.
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    5 Paths for Small Colleges

    By Lawrence Biemiller
    In an era of “evolving realities of costs, demographics, and quality,” many are choosing to change in particular ways.