Maine students left with questions during spate of New England college closures

At the end of this semester, four private liberal arts colleges in New England will close, bringing the total of postsecondary schools to close in the region since 2016 to six.

The spate of closures is leaving Maine students who attended those schools in the lurch, NEWS CENTER Maine reported.

Windham native Tara Carroll told the NBC affiliate students were surprised and “heartbroken” when they learned Green Mountain College in Vermont, where she is a sophomore, will be closing at the end of this school year.

“We honestly had no idea,” she said.

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The four New England colleges that are closing are Green Mountain College, Southern Vermont College and College of St. Joseph, also in Vermont. Newbury College in Massachusetts will also close.