Clinton Community College plans to move its operations to SUNY Plattsburgh’s campus by the 2025–26 academic year in response to enrollment and financial challenges. A community college and a university in the State University of New York system have announced plans to integrate their neighboring campuses. Clinton Community College plans to relocate to nearby SUNY Plattsburgh by the 2025–26 academic year. John Kowal, president of Clinton Community College, wrote in a statement Wednesday that the move was prompted by years of enrollment declines and other financial pressures at the college.
To promote successful transfer between community colleges and four-year universities, institutional partnerships are addressing barriers and providing more streamlined methods. In fall 2022, upward transfers from community colleges to universities fell 7.5 percent year over year and 14.5 percent relative to fall 2020, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Transfer continues to be a challenge for many students due to institutional barriers that force them to navigate the process alone.
Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment. Leaders of Butler County Community College and Pennsylvania State University at Shenango are considering moving one of the community college’s campuses to the university as a cost-saving measure after steep enrollment declines at both institutions.