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The Education Corporation of America headquarter in Birmingham, AL  announced today that it will close more than 75 sites  that enroll roughly 20,000 students.  The company began the process of notifying students and employees.  The sites include those operating as Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute, Ecotech Institute, Golf Academy of America and Virginia College. You can read more at Inside Higher Ed  in an article that was posted earlier today, " Large For-Profit Chain to Close ."  WSFA-TV in Montgomery, AL posted a short video with an article, " Virginia College closing in Montgomery, nationwide ." KCRA-TV in Sacramento, CA posted " Brightwood College closing Modesto, Sacramento campuses " on its website. Thirty-two sites are listed for Brightwood College in eight states on the  IPEDS College Navigator  site and twenty-seven sites in eleven states are listed for Virginia Colleges. Brightwood College Sites Virginia ...

The Trustees of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond announced on November 13, 2018 that it will be closing at the end of the academic year in June 2019. Baptist News Global  posted an excellent article by Bob Allen, " Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond to close in 2019 ." Allen provides a brief history of the institution since its founding in 1991 and places the seminary's decision within the context of pressures faced by other seminaries. The Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article almost six years ago on January 19, 2013, " Private K-12 school to buy seminary property in North Richmond ," as the seminary worked to reduce fixed costs. If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access  College Closures since 2009  in the index at the right of any  College History Garden  page. There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions. Each tab includes basic inf...

Tidewater Community College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1968.  The institution is located in Virginia with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach. TCC 50th anniversary web pages include more information on presidents who served the institution , a timeline of historical milestones , and fifty people who contributed in various ways to make TCC what it is today . You can also read more at Inside Business: The Hampton Roads Business Journal , " Tidewater Community College, 50 years | 2018 milestone anniversary ."