With costs rising, traditional college student populations shrinking,
and pundits predicting that huge numbers of colleges will close in the
next few decades, small colleges cannot afford to pretend that
business-as-usual can sustain them. This book offers five emerging
models for how small colleges can hope to survive and thrive in these
very challenging times: Traditional; Integrative; Distinctive Program;
Expansion, and Distributed. In addition to offering practical guidance
for colleges trying to decide which model is for them, the book includes
brief institutional profiles of colleges pursuing each model. The book
also addresses the evolving role of consortia and partnerships as an
avenue to provide additional innovative ways to manage cost and develop
new opportunities and programs while maintaining fidelity to mission and
strategic vision.