# As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/as-enrollment-falls-and-colleges-close-a-surprising-number-of-new-ones-are-opening/
- Published: 2021-11-14T09:00:47-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Students and staff share space in the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, one of several largely unnoticed new higher education institutions popping up around the country. Photo credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. Article by Jon Marcus. The Hechinger Report – November 12, 2021. PORTLAND, Maine — The ergonomic chairs, glass-walled conference rooms, ubiquitous technology and smell of new carpets and fresh paint scream well-funded startup. And that’s what the Roux Institute is: a brand-new university campus backed by $200 million of donated money. The institute, which opened last year in borrowed space with sweeping views of Casco Bay in Portland’s fast-developing East End, is offering master’s degrees, certificates and professional training in computer science, data analytics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity and other subjects. […] Click here to view original web page at hechingerreport.org