Since the spring 2020 announcement of the imminent closure of three of our five Vermont State Colleges System colleges by then-Chancellor Jeb Spaulding, Vermont’s state colleges have endured tumultuous program
As we helplessly watch the dismantling of our fine little Castleton University, we feel a great sadness for what we once were, and what we could have been. It is
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Enrollment declines, state underfunding and structural deficits created a crisis in Vermont’s college system. Rather than close campuses, a statewide hybrid institution aims to cut costs and build long-term legislative backing.
Three Vermont Schools Merge to Stay Afloat During Pandemic
Castleton University. Photo: castleton.edu
February 22, 2021
Three schools of the Vermont State College System (VSCS) are set to be consolidated to form one “Vermont State University,” according to a proposal put forward by the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees.
VSCS trustees will meet today to make a final decision about the college consolidation plan first proposed last year after COVID impacted the financial position of state academic institutions.
If approved, three of the system’s four-year schools including Northern Vermont University, Castleton University, and Vermont Technical College will merge into one single institution. The Community College of Vermont will remain a standalone institution.