Joan R. Lewis, 87, died Friday, April 5, 2024, at Brethren Village in Lititz, a day after she was transported from her home of fifty-eight years in Landisville, PA. Born
CAZENOVIA — Financial issues, the continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and dwindling student enrollment are forcing Cazenovia College to close just shy of its 200th anniversary,
The one-time thriving higher education industry in the United States is in decline. According to the publication Inside Higher Ed, colleges across the nation are closing on an annual basis. Eighteen four-year universities shut their doors from 2019-20 to 2020-21. The number of community colleges dropped by 26 over that same period. A common issue is financial instability, the same problem that is shutting down a prestigious liberal arts college in upstate New York.
Cazenovia College in Madison County will permanently close following the spring 2023 semester, citing financial struggles amid rising costs and low enrollment.