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
SG-021 · 2026
Reformed Christian college · California
Providence Christian College — A College with a $25,000 Endowment, Undone When a Federal Grant Vanished
lost federal grant + no endowment · Closed
2024
SG-029 · 2024
Orthodox college · California
University of Saint Katherine — An Orthodox Sports College That Closed by 4 p.m. Email, Mid-Tournament
insolvency + abrupt closure · Closed
2023
SG-012 · 2023
Catholic university · California
Holy Names University — 154 Years of Oakland’s First-Generation College, Closed by Debt and Decline
deficits + enrollment · Closed
2022
FB-029 · 2022
Art school · California
San Francisco Art Institute — The West’s Oldest Art School, Bankrupt After 151 Years
Debt + insolvency · Closed
SG-013 · 2022
Catholic university · California
Marymount California University — A Failed Merger, Then a Closure on the Doorstep of Fall
finances + enrollment · Closed
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
2016
BD-010 · 2016
For-profit school · California
Brooks Institute — A Famous Photography School That Became a Borrower-Defense Test Case
corporate exit + abrupt closure · Closed
2015
BD-001 · 2015
For-profit chain · USA
Corinthian Colleges — A For-Profit Giant That Sold Debt and Bogus Job Numbers
fraud + federal-aid cutoff · Closed
2011
SG-046 · 2011
Pentecostal university · California
Bethany University — The Assemblies of God’s oldest college, closed in a single sentence
debt + enrollment decline · Closed
2008
FB-015 · 2008
Alternative college · California
New College of California — A Radical College That Lost Its Accreditation and Then Itself
Lost accreditation · Closed