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Updated June 22, 2024Imagine your college student calls home in a panic. Their college just announced it is about to close - for good. If you are a parent, how do you avoid this happening to your student? For students and parents, here is a link to receive regular updates: https://mailchi.mp/collegeviability/signupIf you are faculty or staff, how do you quickly and easily get financial health and viability comparisons of other colleges in your region?If you are a college leader how do you manage your risk of this happening to your college? Contact me through LI for details on a custom comparison of the financial health of your peer private colleges using 30 IPEDS custom reports.By conservative count, more than 65 private colleges have closed or consolidated since 2016 (Source: Higher Ed Dive). That is 8 per year - or almost one per month. Our College Viability App compares which ones are more likely to do so in the coming months or years. Parents, don't let your student choose a financially unhealthy college and lose credits, time and money if it closes. We have done all the work to let you compare the financial health of these colleges and choose one that will have the resources to provide your student with a solid education.For higher education leaders, the app provides comparative data about competitors and potential consolidation partners. I can provide you a no-cost comparison of the financial health of your regional competitors. Contact me via LinkedIn to set up a Zoom meeting.Here is a YouTube link showing how to use the Parent's version of the College Viability App. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESF0NisPUHAHere is a YouTube link showing how to use the Executive Analysis College Viability App Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5r3gpPxCo0&t=22sAt CollegeViability.com, we have also developed a curated site about private colleges and higher education. It serves as a single source for timely news about the challenges of both. Reporters: I will provide you with a courtesy link to the 2024 College Viability apps upon request. You can use the app to save a lot of time in researching the financial health of colleges. Send me a request through LI with your news organization's domain suffix.Quoted in these news publications.+ MarketWatch (at WSJ)+ Philadelphia Inquirer+ Washington Post+ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel+ St. Louis Post-Dispatch+ Des Moines Register+ Chronicle for Higher Education

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