Crisis in higher education : a plan to save small liberal arts colleges in America / Jeffrey R. Docking, Carman C. Curton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Docking, Jeffrey R., author.

Curton, Carman C., author.

Series:

Transformations in higher education.

Transformations in higher education : the scholarship of engagement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small colleges--United States.

Small colleges.

Private universities and colleges--United States.

Private universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2005 Adrian College was home to 840 enrolled students and had a tuition income of $8.54 million. By fall of 2011, enrollment had soared to 1,688, and tuition income had increased to $20.45 million. For the first time in years, the small liberal arts college was financially viable. Adrian College experienced this remarkable growth during the worst American economy in seventy years and in a state ravaged by the decline of the big three auto companies. How, exactly, did this turnaround happen? Crisis in Higher Education: A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America was written to facilitate replication and generalization of Adrian College's tremendous enrollment growth and retention success since 2005. This book directly addresses the economic competitiveness of small four-year institutions of higher education and presents an evidence-based solution to the enrollment and economic crises faced by many small liberal arts colleges throughout the country.

Contents:

Foreword / by James E. Bultman

Why higher education needs this book

A typical small private baccalaureate institution

Growing enrollment

Getting started

Implementing the admissions growth plan

Using admissions growth income to support your institution's mission

Admissions growth generates its own momentum

Why haven't other colleges tried this before?

Who will implement admissions growth successfully?

Afterword / by Mike Rogers

Appendix 1. Keeping college within reach : improving access and affordability through innovative partnerships

Appendix 2. Memorandum : economic scope analysis for Adrian College.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62895-133-8

1-60917-440-2

OCLC:

899008408