BENNINGTON — Financial issues posing a threat to accreditation renewal for Southern Vermont College are being blamed in large part on a sharp enrollment decline several years ago from which the college has yet to recover.
SVC was asked this week to attend a show-cause hearing on whether the school should be placed on probation for failing to meet a standard for accreditation related to financial stability.
The New England Commission of Higher Education, which is considering periodic renewal of the accreditation status, voted Jan.
