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Bard College at Simon’s Rock is shutting down its campus in Great Barrington, Mass., and moving the academic programs to a location near the institution’s main site in New York.
Administrators cited enrollment challenges at the Bard College at Simon’s Rock campus, which admits students after the 10th or 11th grade and allows them to begin college classes early.
“After many years of declining enrollment revenue and the competitive market of early college offerings around the country, sustaining the campus in Great Barrington is no longer feasible,” Simon’s Rock provost John B. Weinstein wrote in a statement announcing the move.
Weinstein noted the campus had been active for 60 years.
In a separate news release, Bard president Leon Botstein noted that Simon’s Rock was “the pioneer of early college” and credited the site for its success, which led to “10 public early college high school campuses founded by Bard in six states and more than 1 million high school students nationwide taking early college courses this year.” Botstein added that a location adjacent to the main campus will give “Simon’s Rock the opportunity to continue its mission.”
Current students will remain on campus through the end of the spring semester; the programs will resume at the new location next fall.
