June 1, 201610 yr St. Catherine College in Springfield, KY announced today they will be closing in July. High debt and decreasing enrollment. Lotta players will be looking for new gigs, good luck to all. Stepson played there when they were a Juco and finished at Bellarmine. Went back to SCC last two years for Master’s, received only 2 weeks ago. Son was offered to play there by JT Burton but chose another school. Choice looks good now as he just finished sophomore year. Here’s the link to the SCC announcement: http://www.sccky.edu/news/scc-to-close.php
June 1, 201610 yr A very sad day for the faculty, staff, and students of St. Catharine College as well as the entire community of Springfield. :(
June 1, 201610 yr Don't ever doubt @Wireman http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-boys-basketball/alijah-mink-commits-326956.html#post5949524
June 4, 201610 yr Sad situation. A great friend of mine is the Facilities Director there. Terrible for that community. Beautiful campus too.
June 5, 201610 yr Because of the Dept. of Education, just dandy. This one ain't on Obama. Even if they got that fed money it wouldn't have been enough to pay all those construction debts. Wouldn't have even scratched the surface.
June 5, 201610 yr This one ain't on Obama. Even if they got that fed money it wouldn't have been enough to pay all those construction debts. Wouldn't have even scratched the surface. I did not mention the current President in my post but now that you have, why not? Hell, the previous President was blamed for everything so… But seriously, according to what I read in the article cited by Casual Fan, the DOE did add significantly to the problem pretty much cutting off a lot of their student aid.
June 5, 201610 yr This one ain't on Obama. Even if they got that fed money it wouldn't have been enough to pay all those construction debts. Wouldn't have even scratched the surface. I worried often that they had overextended. That campus quadrupled in size seemingly overnight, though enrollments stayed level. You can build like that at state universities because the enrollment will almost always stay large. But at a small, private, expensive, rural school it's hard to guarantee increased enrollment. While sad, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
June 5, 201610 yr You think they would have know something earlier because they just signed a boy at East Carter to play baseball less than 3 weeks ago.
June 6, 201610 yr I've wondered the same thing. I think they offered a couple of kids. How old was their new library?
June 6, 201610 yr Author Like a couple of posters above, I wondered about the specifics and validity of the dispute between SCC and the DOE. I found the following links which shed some light on the subject. Hope some of you find them interesting. Small private college closes, blames Education Department sanction Lawsuit: U.S. Department of Education admits it erred in withhol - WDRB 41 Louisville News
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