Two small, primarily career‑focused colleges announced closures this week amid sustained enrollment and financial strain. Labouré College of Healthcare plans to cease academic operations at the end of August and has an agreement for nearby Curry College to absorb its nursing program pending approvals; Labouré will transfer its endowment to Curry’s new nursing center. Lourdes University in Ohio will close at the end of the academic year, with trustees citing declining enrollment and mounting financial pressures. Both institutions are arranging teach‑outs and program transfers to minimize student disruption, and receiving institutions are hiring affected faculty. The announcements fit a broader pattern of closures at small private colleges facing thin margins, shrinking traditional‑age populations, and competition for workforce‑focused students.