The Invisible Colleges Revisited: An Empirical Review

Melissa Tarrant, Nathaniel Bray and Stephen Katsinas

The Journal of Higher Education, 2018, vol. 89, issue 3, 341-367

Abstract: This study undertook an empirical examination of those institutions identified as “invisible” in The Invisible Colleges: A Profile of Small, Private Colleges With Limited Resources. As of 2012 to 2013, 354 of the original invisible colleges continued to operate as accredited private, 4-year institutions. However, 80 of the invisible colleges had closed and 57 had merged with other institutions, lost accreditation, or converted to public, for-profit, or 2-year status. Although understudied, these institutions provide a critical access component in American higher education. Changes in religious affiliation, geographic location, gender of students enrolled, enrollment of full-time and part-time students, and invisible historically Black colleges and universities are examined.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2017.1390971

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