Sterling College in Vermont announced it will cease degree programs after the spring 2026 semester, citing steep enrollment declines and persistent financial pressure. The environmental-studies-focused institution, which enrolled fewer than 40 students this term and had limited endowment assets, said it is negotiating teach-out agreements with regional peers and plans to run some summer internships depending on demand. Administrators framed the closure as a responsible wind-down to support current students through transitions; faculty and staff face uncertain redeployment. Sterling becomes the latest small college shuttered amid demographic shifts, constrained endowments and changing student preferences, underscoring the fragile finances of mission-driven, low-enrollment institutions.