The hot topic in the press recently has been about the financial viability of small private liberal arts colleges. Can parents and students be confident in considering small private colleges? They read in the press and online about the closure of colleges, and they do not want their sons and daughters to go through the process of having to transfer to a different college due to a closure. Beware of the self-fulfilling prophecy. A self-fulfilling prophecy is a situation where

FACTS ABOUT TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY Transylvania University is a liberal arts college located in Lexington, Kentucky. They operate on a 4-4-1 academic calendar. From mid-April through mid-May, they have a May term during which many students study off campus in other countries, are on tour with music groups, study in other parts of the United State, or participate in on-campus extended research. May Terms at colleges are rare (only a couple dozen in the U.S.). This university

FACTS ABOUT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university focused on professional and pre-professional education. While it is not a liberal arts college by definition, it infuses liberal arts into its professional curricula. TJU is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university has a student body of 3,339 full-time undergraduate students. 968 of these students live on campus. Thomas Jefferson University offers 49 undergraduate

FACTS ABOUT MONMOUTH COLLEGE: Monmouth College is a liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois (population 9,000), about 3.5 hours west of the Chicago metro area. The college has a primarily residential student body of 720 undergraduate students. Monmouth College offers 39 majors and 22 minors. 91% acceptance rate. They consider a wide range of students (C+ to A+) and give significant merit scholarships to 2.50 and higher students. Tuition $46,920 Housing $6,764 Me