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Author Marcy, Mary B., author.

Title The small college imperative : models for sustainable futures / Mary B. Marcy ; foreword by Richard Ekman
Published Sterling, Va. : Stylus Publishing, [2020]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 182 pages) : illustrations
Contents The shifting landscape -- From survival to sustainability -- Five emerging models of small colleges and universities -- Understanding the traditional model -- Understanding the integrated model -- Understanding the distinctive program model -- Understanding the expansion model -- Understanding the distributed university model -- Choosing a path -- Going it alone? : the evolving role of consortia and partnerships -- Epilogue
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Small colleges -- United States -- Administration
Small colleges -- United States -- Planning
University cooperation -- United States
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Small colleges -- Administration
Small colleges -- Planning
University cooperation
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Ekman, Richard, writer of foreword.
LC no. 2020007709
ISBN 9781620369722
1620369729