Lacs go through this and the good ones find a way out. My daughters at Beloit College (great lac BTW) and it is going through some restructuring. This has been going on since like 2008. They find a way
She got great merit as a transfer student coming from another good lac. She applied for a grant to go to South East Asia this summer through Beloit for a program. So there’s money there for the students. Don’t equate lower endowment with lower education. Sure it’s not University of Michigan with 11 billion in endowments but the education at Beloit there is extremely high. Know several that have graduated from there also.
Lacs are cool also since they are small and personal you can just call the Provost and ask the question or email and expect a response directly. At Beloit they had a assembly with the students and let them know that some extra staff members and some assosicate professors won’t be back next year. It doesn’t affect any programs and nothing is being closed. If fact they are finishing some construction going on that money is already allocated for.
These great schools need to market their schools better. Beloit just fell in our lap and never heard about it prior. It’s in College that change lives book also. Small class size with highly intellectual students and professors. Lots of dialouge directed classes with professors that challenge you and you can go catch a coffee with to discuss your latest project. I mean, why wouldn’t anyone not want to go there?