AB-016 · 2027 pending
Art & design college · California
California College of the Arts — A 120-Year Art School Donates Itself to Vanderbilt
enrollment decline + $20M deficit · Acquired
2027
2026
AB-017 · 2026
Public state college · Georgia
East Georgia State College — A Half-Century Access College Folded Into Georgia Southern
state-system consolidation · Merged
2025
AB-018 · 2025
Art & design college · Washington
Cornish College of the Arts — A 111-Year Seattle Art School Donates Itself to Survive
enrollment decline + debt · Merged
2024
AB-005 · 2024
Catholic university · Pennsylvania
Cabrini University — The Saint’s College That Villanova Bought and Closed
acquisition (Villanova) · Acquired
AB-010 · 2024
Liberal-arts college · New York
Marymount Manhattan College — The Upper East Side Arts College That Became Northeastern’s 14th Campus
merger (Northeastern) · Merged
AB-019 · 2024
Adult-serving college · Massachusetts
Cambridge College — The Adult-Learner Pioneer That Sold Itself to Survive in 2024
enrollment decline + finances · Acquired
AB-020 · 2024
Hispanic-serving college · Illinois
St. Augustine College — The Midwest’s First Bilingual College, Merged Into Lewis in 2024
enrollment decline · Merged
AB-021 · 2024
Health-sciences university · Pennsylvania
Salus University — A Century-Old Optometry School That Merged Into Drexel in 2024
scale + strategic merger · Merged
AB-022 · 2024
Christian university · Oregon
Multnomah University — The Bible School That Gave Away Everything and Got Closed Anyway
enrollment + finances · Merged
2023
AB-006 · 2023
Liberal-arts college · New Jersey
Bloomfield College — The Minority-Serving College a State Saved by Absorbing It
merger (Montclair State) · Merged
AB-014 · 2023
Public state system · Vermont
The Vermont State Colleges — Five Campuses, One Name, and a Library Revolt
state-system consolidation (budget + enrollment) · Merged
2022
AB-001 · 2022
Women's college · California
Mills College — The Women’s College That Saved Itself in 1990 and Was Absorbed in 2022
merger (Northeastern) · Merged
AB-008 · 2022
Health-sciences university · Pennsylvania
University of the Sciences — The Nation’s First Pharmacy College, Absorbed Into Its Jesuit Neighbor
merger (Saint Joseph's) · Merged
AB-012 · 2022
Public university system · Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s PASSHE Universities — Six Historic Teacher Colleges Folded Into Two
state-system consolidation (enrollment + budget) · Merged
2021
AB-007 · 2021
Lutheran college · New York
Concordia College — The Lutheran College a Catholic Neighbor Bought and Closed
acquisition (Iona) · Acquired
AB-009 · 2021
Liberal-arts college · Delaware
Wesley College — The Private College an HBCU Bought to Save
merger (Delaware State) · Merged
AB-011 · 2021
Private university · Connecticut
University of Bridgeport — A Saved University That Was Finally Carved Up and Absorbed
decline → programs split/absorbed · Absorbed
2020
AB-002 · 2020
Liberal-arts college · Vermont
Marlboro College — The Self-Governing College That Gave Itself Away in 2020
merger (Emerson) · Merged
AB-004 · 2020
Liberal-arts college · Massachusetts
Pine Manor College — The Finishing School Turned Lifeline, Acquired in 2020
acquisition (Boston College) · Acquired
AB-023 · 2020
Career-focused university · Illinois
Robert Morris University Illinois — The Career College That Walked 256 Steps Into Its Rival
enrollment decline · Merged
AB-024 · 2020
Art & design college · Tennessee
Watkins College of Art — A Free-Lecture Trust From 1885, Folded Into Belmont in 2020
enrollment + finances · Merged
2018
AB-003 · 2018
Education college · Massachusetts
Wheelock College — The Kindergarten College Folded Into a Research University in 2018
merger (Boston University) · Merged
AB-013 · 2018
Public university system · Georgia
The University System of Georgia — A Decade of Merging Colleges Out of Existence
state-system consolidation · Merged
AB-015 · 2018
Public two-year system · Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Colleges — Thirteen Campuses Absorbed, Then Quietly Closed
system restructuring (enrollment decline) · Absorbed
2011
AB-025 · 2011
Methodist university · Tennessee
Lambuth University — A 168-Year Methodist College Whose Campus Became a Public Branch
enrollment + lost accreditation · Acquired
2005
AB-026 · 2005
Women's college · Illinois
Barat College — The Sacred Heart Women’s College DePaul Bought, Subsidized, and Switched Off
absorption (DePaul) · Absorbed
1982
AB-027 · 1982
Liberal-arts college · New York
Eisenhower College — The Living Memorial RIT Took In, Ran Three Years, and Switched Off
merger then closure (RIT) · Absorbed
1967
AB-028 · 1967
Public junior college · St. Petersburg, FL
Gibbs Junior College — Florida’s First Black College, Erased by the Integration It Helped Force
desegregation (absorbed into St. Petersburg JC) · Absorbed
1966
AB-029 · 1966
Public junior college · Ocala, FL
Hampton Junior College — The Last of Florida’s Twelve Black Colleges to Be Folded Away
desegregation (absorbed into Central Florida JC) · Absorbed
AB-030 · 1966
Public junior college · Panama City, FL
Rosenwald Junior College — “There Was No Transition, Just Closure”
desegregation (absorbed into Gulf Coast JC) · Absorbed
AB-031 · 1966
Public junior college · Madison, FL
Suwannee River Junior College — The Five-County Black College Erased by Integration in 1966
desegregation (absorbed into North Florida JC) · Absorbed
1965
AB-032 · 1965
Public junior college · Pensacola, FL
Booker T. Washington Junior College — The Nation’s First Black Junior College, Closed by Integration in 1965
desegregation (absorbed into Pensacola JC) · Absorbed
AB-033 · 1965
Public junior college · West Palm Beach, FL
Roosevelt Junior College — Palm Beach County’s First Black College, Abruptly Closed in 1965
desegregation (absorbed into Palm Beach JC) · Absorbed
AB-034 · 1965
Public junior college · Daytona Beach, FL
Volusia County Junior College — Built for Black Daytona in 1958, Erased by Integration in 1965
desegregation (absorbed into Daytona Beach JC) · Absorbed
1964
AB-035 · 1964
Public junior college · Palatka, FL
Collier-Blocker Junior College — Three Counties’ Black College, Begun in a Borrowed Church, Dissolved in 1964
desegregation (absorbed into St. Johns River JC) · Absorbed
1963
AB-036 · 1963
Public junior college · Cocoa, FL
Carver Junior College — Brevard’s Black College, Opposed at Birth and Erased by 1963
desegregation (absorbed into Brevard JC) · Absorbed