Put off by federal rules on birth control and same-sex benefits, school officials decided to forgo $900,000 in annual loans and grants from the government.
Given how small the school is, I wonder if they are setting themselves up for a “death spiral”.
I don’t think so. Christendom never accepted federal $$.
Don’t care what they do as long as the don’t get any federal or state money. Good luck to them.
Well at least they’re honest about their position.
There are a number of places that have had this kind of policy for a while.
I think Hillsdale College is another one mentioned in the article, which stopped taking federal funds over affirmative action.
I have a lot more respect for these guys than the ones who keep taking federal funds while loudly complaining that the federal government isn’t suitably deferential towards specific sectarian teachings.
As far as staying afloat, I actually think that small colleges like this can thrive even without federal support. This particular school only has 120 students, and it seems like it was originally conceived as a small college way back when (2007??). It’s not like other schools that were much larger than that and contracted due to falling enrollment levels. Those schools are still burdened by the fixed costs of development that they did before contracting, back when they had 2,000 students instead of 200. It doesn’t sound like Wyoming is in this situation. (The fact that they never received federal aid to begin with probably helps too; they are used to not having the money so giving it up isn’t as much of a blow.)
A perfect example of why I am against using tax payer money for private schools.
A truly private school. And not the only one.