Labouré College of Healthcare announced it will cease academic operations Aug. 31 and transfer nursing programs to nearby Curry College, citing persistent financial, enrollment and regulatory challenges. Labouré’s closure adds to a stream of small private institutions shutting down or winding operations amid an era of enrollment declines and structural deficits. The sector-wide stress has triggered leadership churn: several private colleges reported presidential retirements, emergency hires or board-led transitions this year. Boards are increasingly weighing consolidation, program transfers, and teach-out agreements to protect students and preserve some institutional mission. Trustees and presidents face a tougher market for undergraduate recruitment, rising costs and constrained philanthropic backstops. The Labouré announcement reinforces the urgency for boards to craft contingency plans and for campus leaders to accelerate diversification of revenue and academic delivery models.