St.Andrews/Now Limestone

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Next up: Limestone in Salisbury. — whoops, my bad.


 
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Geisterfahrer said:
We’re on the edge of a demographic cliff as far as college applicants goes. Many schools will go under over the next decade and change.
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And the first to go will likely be those small, regional liberal arts colleges that are already struggling. If I worked at a place like Guilford College or Salem College or Mount Olive College (University of Mount Olive) or Mars Hill I'd be worried about my future right now. Most of these places have relatively small endowments and rather low enrollment already, so it wouldn't take much to push them over the edge.
 
donbosco said:
Going out of business.

What becomes of the infrastructure? The students? The athletes? The coaches? The faculty? The fans and alumni?


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I do think the schools have a path to adapt, especially in the more urban areas. We were at Meredith in Raleigh for one of my kid's games and I asked the administrator what the school was all about. I told him I thought I remembered Meredith being a University when I was applying to schools many decades ago. He said they went from a four-year University to an overnight boarding high School for girls and a two year college program. Looks like they're doing okay because they were building some new buildings.
 
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gtyellowjacket said:
Lived in North Carolina for 30 some years and never realized there was a Limestone University in salisbury. Hope all the students and faculty find a good outcome.
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A friend of mine was the men’s basketball coach at Livingston for a few years then was an assistant to Valvano. Put them on the map for me. And contributed to my confusion as well evidently.
 
Geisterfahrer said:
College age applicants are about to start plunging, in terms of absolute numbers. This year was apparently the peak, and now will begin to fall dramatically. Tied to lower birth rates beginning with the 2008 financial crisis.

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I don't want to hit the "Like" button, because I really, really don't "Like" this. But is it interesting, maybe terrifying, and I don't doubt its troubling truth for a moment.
 
05C40 said:
I don't want to hit the "Like" button, because I really, really don't "Like" this. But is it interesting, maybe terrifying, and I don't doubt its troubling truth for a moment.
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yeah we need a "worst timeline ever" emoji. @Rock get on that.
 
Geisterfahrer said:
yeah we need a "worst timeline ever" emoji. @Rock get on that.
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The funny part of that is, I looked at that graph and saw oh wow, my kid who's graduating high school in 4 years is probably going to get into a better school than she would based on less competition. Certainly no fun for those colleges and students and workers that are going to close though.
 
Academia has been staring at one cliff or the other for 30 years or so. Those kinds of things are navigable in the main but sabotage from state and federal government kind of deepens the abyss.
 
Geisterfahrer said:
College age applicants are about to start plunging, in terms of absolute numbers. This year was apparently the peak, and now will begin to fall dramatically. Tied to lower birth rates beginning with the 2008 financial crisis.

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As a Gen X non-parent - sorry, not sorry.
 
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sringwal said:
As a Gen X single parent - sorry, not sorry.
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same ...

My youngest has the scholastic resume to get into several of the ivys and international unis

Not looking forward to that tuition bill even with scholarships
 
NOVAHEEL13 said:
same ...

My youngest has the scholastic resume to get into several of the ivys and international unis

Not looking forward to that tuition bill even with scholarships
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I wrote that all kinds of backwards. Meant to write "Gen X married person w/ no kids."

Freud would probably have a field day with that one.
 
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