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Trinity Christian College to Close After 2025–26 Academic Year

Trustees said fast-changing finances left no sustainable path forward.

Overview

  • Trustees voted in a special Nov. 3 meeting to shutter the 66-year-old Palos Heights institution at the end of the school year.
  • Trinity will hold a final commencement on May 8, 2026.
  • The college cites post-COVID losses, persistent operating deficits, declining enrollment, fiercer competition for students, and shifting donor giving.
  • Students will receive advising with teach-out and transfer pathways to comparable Christian colleges designed to keep them on track to graduate.
  • The school says it will provide transition resources for employees and plans to sell its campus to meet debt obligations.