{"product_id":"9781611861549","title":"Crisis in Higher Education: A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2005 Adrian College was home to 840 enrolled students and had a tuition income of $8.54 million. By fall of 2011, enrollment had soared to 1,688, and tuition income had increased to $20.45 million. For the first time in years, the small liberal arts college was financially viable. Adrian College experienced this remarkable growth during the worst American economy in seventy years and in a state ravaged by the decline of the big three auto companies. How, exactly, did this turnaround happen? \u003ci\u003eCrisis in Higher Education: A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America \u003c\/i\u003ewas written to facilitate replication and generalization of Adrian College’s tremendous enrollment growth and retention success since 2005. This book directly addresses the economic competitiveness of small four-year institutions of higher education and presents an evidence-based solution to the enrollment and economic crises faced by many small liberal arts colleges throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049535750384,"sku":"9781611861549","price":17.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611861549_p0.jpg?v=1763840548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611861549","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}