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The Invisible Colleges Revisited: An Empirical Review

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  • Melissa Tarrant
  • Nathaniel Bray
  • Stephen Katsinas

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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.

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  • Melissa Tarrant & Nathaniel Bray & Stephen Katsinas, 2018. "The Invisible Colleges Revisited: An Empirical Review," The Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 89(3), pages 341-367, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uhejxx:v:89:y:2018:i:3:p:341-367
    DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2017.1390971
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