Small College Garden
A blog devoted to small colleges.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Manor College Commemorates Anniversary of Most Recent Invasion of Ukraine
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Canadian Microcollege
A fascinating extended article offers insights on several levels into a Canadian microcollege, "Our Lady Seat of Wisdom President talks candidly." President Christine Schintgen was interviewed by Barry Conway of The Eganville (Ontario, CA) Leader.
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy began in the fall of 1999 "...as a small study centre with a few dedicated teachers and a group of six eager young students. The small “proto-college” was named, appropriately enough, after a title of Our Lady officially authorized by the Second Vatican Council, Mater Ecclesiae. Students and teachers would meet in living rooms, hay lofts, basements, wherever they could find room, and together discuss the truths of our faith, history, and civilization."
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, is now officially a college, offering a three-year Bachelor of Catholic Studies degree and enrolls roughly 100 students. The college is located in Barry's Bay, Ontario, CA.
Friday, July 1, 2022
Bennett College Successfully Focuses on Students
President Suzanne Walsh and her team of faculty and staff are successfully redesigning the institution to serve a small student body.
You can also review several other Small College Garden posts featuring Bennett College:
- March 27, 2021 Bennett College Releases Strategic Statement Setting New Course as an Innovative Microcollege
- January 9, 2019 Overwhelming Support Emerges for Bennett College
- January 25, 2016 Bennett College is Featured...Impressive Changes over the past Decade
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Mount Tamalpais College Receives Accreditation
IHE reports in "A Newly Accredited College for Incarcerated Students," with reporting by Sara Weissman that Mount Tamalpais College was formally accredited as a two-year college last month by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Mount Tamalpais College becomes the only accredited, independent liberal arts college in the country that operates its main campus out of a prison. The institution serves roughly 300 students with a dozen staff and volunteers.
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Norwalk Conservatory College set to open in 2022
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Endicott College Appears to Thrive during a Stressful Year
Interesting reporting by Emma Whitford of Inside Higher Ed, "A Pandemic Financial Success Story? Endicott College’s strength during the pandemic highlights the importance of diverse revenue streams. What might it teach other small private colleges?"
We will hopefully see additional reporting on other institutions that have managed to take make needed changes and strengthen operations.
Whitford notes that an institutional press release indicates that the, "...endowment has grown to $119 million, no employees were laid off or furloughed during the pandemic, enrollment hasn’t wavered and the college maintained its study abroad program this academic year."