Labouré College of Healthcare announced it will cease academic operations Aug. 31 and transfer its nursing programs to Curry College, citing persistent financial, enrollment and regulatory challenges. The college’s board and president framed the move as a managed transition to preserve students’ progress toward degrees. Labouré’s president Lily Hsu said regulatory hurdles and a weak enrollment pipeline made the institution’s tuition‑dependent model unsustainable. The closure is one of several small private college wind‑downs reported this year as institutions struggle to adapt to demographic shifts and constrained finances. Who’s involved: Labouré College of Healthcare, Curry College and state higher‑education regulators. Why it matters: the closure underscores the continued vulnerability of small, specialty and tuition‑dependent colleges and the operational and student‑care demands on receiving institutions.