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Citing financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, an upstate New York college will be cutting some faculty and programs to help balance their budget.
The Board of Trustees at the College of Saint Rose in Albany approved a plan to reduce academic expenses by $5.97 million, eliminating 16 unique bachelor’s degrees, six master’s degree programs, and three certificate programs.
Students enrolled in those programs will be able to finish their degrees and will receive individualized plans to complete their program, though there will be no new students enrolled in that program.
According to the Board of Trustees, the move impacts 10 percent of undergraduate students and 4 percent of graduate students currently enrolled at the college.
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Enrollments at SUNY Schenectady and Fulton-Montgomery County Community College dropped 15 percent this fall. Union and Skidmore college lost out on millions of dollars of room and board revenue.
And The College of Saint Rose on Tuesday night announced the elimination of 25 academic programs, including art and music degrees, a mathematics program and chemistry degree, and a handful of education graduate degrees.
“Many of the programs have declining or historically low enrollment,” the college wrote in a release announcing the cuts. “Other degrees or certificate programs were eliminated because the cost to maintain them was higher than the revenue generated by enrollment.”
ALBANY, N.Y. â Facing prior financial troubles exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, The College of Saint Rose Board of Trustees approved a plan to cut academic expenses by $5.97 million, including the closure of 16 unique bachelorâs degrees, six unique masterâs degrees, and three certificate programs.
Current students enrolled in these programs will be able to finish their degrees and will receive individualized degree completion plans. No new students will be enrolled in the programs scheduled for closure.Â
These decisions impact 10% of undergraduate students and 4% of the graduate students enrolled at Saint Rose. The College currently offers 109 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and advanced certificates and has 3,774 undergraduate and graduate students and a total budget of $71 million.Â