A small Massachusetts private Catholic college may not have “sufficient resources” to keep operating and continue educating students this year and next, according to a warning from state officials on April 10.
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s notice to Anna Maria College in Paxton is part of a series of notices the department has made when colleges are at risk of closure in order to make it a less volatile process for the college community.
The April warning isn’t the first sign of difficulty at Anna Maria. The college’s accreditation agency, the New England Commission of Higher Education, issued a letter in March 2025 saying that it was “in danger” of not meeting institutional resources. The agency questioned whether the steps it was taking to build enrollment and reduce expenses would be sufficient for its viability…