Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors - The Washington Post

Many of the comparatively few universities that serve rural students are eliminating large numbers of programs and majors, blaming plummeting enrollment and resulting financial crises. Nationwide, college enrollment has declined by 2 million students, or 10 percent, in the 10 years ending in 2022, hitting rural schools particularly hard. An increasing number of rural private, nonprofit colleges are not only cutting majors, but closing altogether…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/11/26/rural-colleges-cut-majors-degree-programs/