'Deeply painful': St. Andrews University in Laurinburg to close in May amid 'persistent' enrollment, financial struggles
- St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina will close its campus operations on May 5, 2025.
- The Board of Trustees resolved this decision after extensive review due to unsustainable operations.
- The university faced persistent financial and enrollment difficulties despite previous recovery efforts.
- President Tarun Malik stated that financial sustainability is "no longer attainable" for the university.
- The university is implementing transition plans including teach-out agreements for currently enrolled students.
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'Deeply painful': St. Andrews University in Laurinburg to close in May amid 'persistent' enrollment, financial struggles
LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) -- St. Andrews University in Laurinburg will close at the end of the current semester amid "persistent financial and enrollment challenges," the school said Friday in a post on its Facebook page. The private Presbyterian university, a branch campus of Webber International University, has about 700 students, according to the most recent numbers available from Niche, an online resource that provides information about school…
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