{"id":7798,"date":"2006-04-13T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2006-04-13T21:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7798"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:31:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:31:05","slug":"484-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/04\/13\/484-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC Suspends Operations at Colorado Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STRATHMORE, AB (April 13, 2006)  &#8211; Covenant Bible College will suspend  operations at the Windsor, Colorado, campus this fall due to declining  enrollment that contributed to budget deficits initially amounting to  more than $470,000 in the 2005-2006 academic year, it was announced  Wednesday.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our total student enrollment at CBC dropped to 123 students this past  year, which created a serious financial shortfall, but we rode it out in  hopes that 2006-2007 would see a quick turnaround,&#8221; CBC President Neil  Josephson said in a press release. &#8220;When it seemed pretty clear that our  2006-2007 enrollment will be similar to this past year, we made the  decision to operate only the Canadian and Ecuadorian campuses until our  student numbers can support all three campuses again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The campuses operate under a unified budget. According to Josephson,  there are three key reasons why the Windsor campus, which opened in  1998, was chosen for suspension:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windsor has the highest operating costs<\/li>\n<li>Due to government regulations, CBC-Colorado is unable to accept  non-American students, nor can students obtain Stafford (student) loans<\/li>\n<li>The Windsor campus has consistently drawn fewer students than Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This has been a very difficult decision in terms of the people and the  emotions as it means that great people who have been with CBC will be  moving on,&#8221; Josephson said.<\/p>\n<p>No date has been given for a possible re-opening of the campus, but  Josephson said the overall CBC student population must surpass 145  before that would feasible.<\/p>\n<p>The school has notified students who were considering attending the  Windsor campus and is assisting them in shifting their enrollment to one  of the other two campuses. &#8220;Most of the students I am speaking with,  though initially surprised, are redirecting their plans to another CBC  campus,&#8221; reports Robin Impey, CBC admissions team leader. &#8220;Their primary  motive was to be discipled for those eight months and that is still  their heart&#8217;s desire.&#8221; Impey added that applications still are being  received for both of the operating campuses.<\/p>\n<p>The board will continue to oversee the Windsor campus. &#8220;With this  decision made, other short-term ministry uses and leases will be  considered,&#8221; Josephson said.<\/p>\n<p>School officials announced in March that they had made cuts to close the  budget gaps, including severing the Windsor campus&#8217;s relationship with  the Worship Center, trimming staff, and keeping next year&#8217;s budgeted  spending at current levels.<\/p>\n<p>Declining enrollment has been due to a number of factors, according to  Paul Lessard, the school&#8217;s vice president, especially the increasing  cost to attend a four-year college. As that cost has risen, families  have been more reluctant to pay for a year of discipleship training,  Lessard notes. &#8220;Students are increasingly focused on degrees that will  lead to employment,&#8221; he says. &#8220;That&#8217;s a very demonstrable trend across  the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the redirection of CBC, Josephson observes, &#8220;Our hopes, prayers and  efforts will be focused on growing the numbers of women and men who  choose CBC for a year of discipleship, so we can make an even greater  contribution to the Kingdom and to the Covenant and re-open this great  facility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To read an earlier story relating to the budget challenge, please see <a href=\"http:\/\/old.covchurch.org\/cov\/news\/item4819.html\">CBC Moves to  Close $300,000 Budget Gap.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7798&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STRATHMORE, AB (April 13, 2006) &#8211; Covenant Bible College will suspend operations at the Windsor, Colorado, campus this fall due to declining enrollment that contributed to budget deficits initially amounting to more than $470,000 in the 2005-2006 academic year, it was announced Wednesday. 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