Penn State faculty fear the school will close campuses across the state

[13th Grade]

Probably not much demand for defunct college campuses in counties that are losing population and a stagnant economy.

They can do what they do all across PA: turn defunct school buildings into either low-income or senior citizen housing! 🤷‍♂️

 

[voltz99]

They can do what they do all across PA: turn defunct school buildings into either low-income or senior citizen housing! 🤷‍♂️

Except they dont do that all across the state. The areas where the schools will be closed have declining populations.

I also dont see too many defunct college campuses turned into low income housing. They are more likely to sit empty for years, looted by crackheads and then demolished just like many other empty buildings that dont get turned into housing. At that point a developer will pay pennies on the dollar and redevelop IF and only IF there is a demand.

 

[tboyer]

I didn't see this linked but this Inquirer article is informative.

PSU Prez is crystal clear about which 12 campuses are on the chopping block. It won't be the big ones with 4 year programs -- H'burg, Altoona, Berks, Behrend, Abington, Great Valley etc. -- they all have plenty of enrollment and thriving programs.

You should be able to read it w/o paywall:

Penn State plans to close some Commonwealth campuses

“It has become clear that we cannot sustain a viable Commonwealth Campus ecosystem without closing some campuses,” Neeli Bendapudi said in a statement to the campus community Tuesday.

www.inquirer.com

From the article:

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"The three Commonwealth campuses in the Philadelphia region ― Brandywine and Abington and the graduate education-focused campus at Great Valley ― will not be considered for closure. They are among the system’s largest. The others that also are among the largest and are safe from closure are: Altoona, Behrend, Berks, Harrisburg, and Lehigh Valley, Bendapudi said.

“These campuses comprise nearly 75% of total Commonwealth Campus enrollments and 67% of campus faculty and staff,” Bendapudi said.

"The other 12 campuses ― Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Hazleton, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Schuylkill, Shenango, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and York ― will be evaluated by a team led by several top administrators appointed by Bendapudi. She expects to have a recommendation from the evaluation team no later than the end of this semester and to make a final decision before commencement, she said.

 

[bison13]

Definitely can be at least 1 closure in each of the SW, South Central and Lehigh areas