<p>Due to lack of funding :( It will be closed in 2008. Tragically enough, I had been considering applying there!</p>
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) -- Antioch College, known for its offbeat approach to education and a history of social activism, will close in 2008 due to lack of money and will try to find enough funds to reopen four years later, the school announced Tuesday. </p>
<p>Enrollment at the private liberal arts college -- which counts Coretta Scott King, "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling and evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould among its graduates -- has dwindled from more than 2,000 students in the 1960s to 400 this year, spokeswoman Linda Sirk said.
<p>I agree, this is very upsetting. I know a girl who just finished her freshman year there, and she enjoyed it greatly. It is also highly unfortunate for those who were accepted into what would have been Class of '11...they did not know this (it wasn't officially decided) until after they had decided to enroll there. I believe many would have made a different decision if they had.</p>
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<p>unfortunate for those who were accepted into what would have been Class of '11... I believe many would have made a different decision<<</p>
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<p>That's what you call a college changing lives the hard way.</p>
<p>I went there--it's a wonderful place. If I had enough money to save it, I would. And Yellow Springs is an amazing college town. This is very sad news.</p>
<p>A friend of mine who is an alumna went back to visit recently and said it was run down and depressing to see. I don't think she'll be surprised to hear this.</p>
<p>Wow - shocking. Ohio does have an abundance of colleges both public and private - maybe the competition was just too much. They really have had a great reputation.</p>
<p>According to the Columbus Dispatch this morning it really is run down--they aren't even cutting the grass anymore. I feel sorry especially for the incoming freshmen.</p>
<p>Within Ohio, their reputation is not great. It's basically a school for which you have to leave Ohio in order to escape the stigma, which is unfortunate since I really admire it. However, the people around here think it's "just weird". The students I know there claim it's run down and that the new administration doesn't understand them or Antioch's purpose. I'm not at all surprised by this news.</p>
<p>I visited in April of 2006. They had renovated most buildings but the library and student center needed a lot of work. I think it will manage to come back.</p>
<p>Within Ohio, Antioch does not have a good reputation to the average person. Most people think it's "just weird", and the students I know there claim that it's extremely run down and that the new administration does not understand them or Antioch's purpose and vision.</p>
<p>It's not clear from the article what is the underlying cause of the school's decline. Squandering the endowment through bad investments? Other things? Anybody know?</p>
<p>This is very sad. Theoretically they will regroup and reopen in 2012; but if they couldn't draw enough students in the current demographic environment (i.e., lots of potential students), they may have difficulty doing so then. </p>
<p>I find myself wondering if this is shades of things to come. I fear we will be seeing more of this as the number of HS seniors starts to drop in a couple of years. Smaller, tuition dependent liberal arts colleges like Antioch will probably be most vulnerable.</p>
<p>Since they already have five other schools that are affilated- I am wondering if this is where they will focus - but I was assuming there was some sort of committee/board who oversaw all the schools-</p>
<p>I have toured Seattle-Antioch for myself- re their degree completion program, and I liked it, but I was surprised that they encouraged students to take as many classes as they could through the community colleges before transferring ( more than other Us would allow), it is a good deal for students, as the community colleges are less expensive, but less classes than through Antioch.
Having a campus- which is commuter, is very different than a campus where even some students board.</p>
<p>Not that I am interested in boarding, but it is a shock to hear of a college closing after 150 years, especially when we have so many students looking for schools.</p>
<p>I look forward to their reopening, I would like to see some sort of exchange program- between the schools, perhaps even such a conference that lasts for a week or so to share ideas between students and faculty.</p>
<p>Emeraldkity - Antioch University has five campuses, plus the McGregor School. Only the main campus in Yellow Springs is closing. McGregor is also located in Yellow Springs, but is not closing. The other four campuses: Keene, Seattle, Santa Barbara, and LA are not hemorrhaging money as is the Yellow Springs campus. Yes, there is a board which oversees all the campuses, although I've forgotten its official name.</p>
<p>For those who have closely followed Antioch this news is not a surprise. Closing has been discussed for several years. The endowment has not increased sufficiently in the past several decades to sustain the college, despite several fund raising campaigns. Enrollment has plummeted on the main campus, although not on the other campuses. Since Antioch relies on tuition for a significant amount of its funds, shrinking enrollment was a death blow.</p>
<p>I agree with EllenF - They've had declining enrollment and endowment for quite some time. They tried to revamp the curriculum to attract more students but never quite pulled it off. It is sad, but at a certain point, it was necessary. There are a number of other small colleges that have closed their doors in recent years, and it is likely that Antioch will not be the last, especially as the college age population starts to decrease over the next few years.</p>