State weighs changes that would let struggling private colleges team up with out-of-state institutions. New York is poised to make it easier for its private nonprofit colleges to merge with institutions in other states. Some higher ed experts describe the proposal as a no-brainer at a time when demographic changes are taking their toll on small, nonwealthy colleges nationally. But others say the changes could bring new competition into an already cutthroat market.
Jamestown had only been incorporated as a city for seven months in October 1886 when Jamestown Business College was founded. That fall, E.J. Coburn of nearb
JAMESTOWN The city had only been incorporated for seven months in October 1886 when Jamestown Business College was founded. That fall, E.J. Coburn of nea