The New England Commission of Higher Education said the decision comes as a result of the institution not successfully growing enrollment; a land sale falling through and the college not being able to refinance a $21 million bond debt by September.

After nearly closing in 2019, Hampshire College missed its 2025 enrollment goal by half, enrolling about 150 new students. College leaders cite increased competition as other institutions expanded their waitlists.

Thirty billboards from the Berkshires to Cape Cod highlight the impact of understaffing at Massachusetts community colleges, resulting from inadequate pay for staff and faculty.

In the span of just over a month, three private colleges and the entire University of Massachusetts system announced it would begin free tuition programs to attract students to their schools. But why now? Competition is part of the reaction, responding to other institutions such as the state’s new free community college program. The expansion […]

To Messina College student Ryan Pina, going to college isn’t something he wants to do just for himself. It’s something he wants to achieve for his entire family—something to make them proud.