Low enrollment and financial struggles force an NY college to close: ‘It's really unfair to everyone’
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Wells College, a liberal arts school in Aurora, New York, is closing down after this spring semester due to financial strain and low enrollment rates.
"Many small colleges like Wells have faced enormous financial challenges. These challenges have been exacerbated by a global pandemic, a shrinking pool of undergraduate students nationwide, inflationary pressures, and an overall negative sentiment towards higher education," the statement continued. Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi is a freelance production assistant at Fox News Digital.
"Why wait until Monday when it's finals week and everyone's planning on going home and coming back next year? What is everyone going to do? Especially juniors and sophomores. We have to start over at a new place now. Especially to faculty — they found out at the same time as us and they didn't have any time to help us or advise us what to do," Wells student Natalie Day, told ‘The Citizen.’ "It's really unfair to everyone."