Overview

• Leaders set the final commencement for May 30, 2026, making the current 98th Corps of Cadets the last to graduate.
• Trustees said the two-year Valley Forge Military College on the shared Wayne, Pa., campus will continue operating under separate governance.
• The board attributed the decision to rising tuition, a shrinking student body that fell to about 150 by 2023, and a Pennsylvania law change that increased liability exposure and insurance premiums.
• Officials pledged to assist current cadets with transfers and to provide support for faculty and staff through the transition.
• The decision follows decades of hazing and sexual-abuse allegations that generated multiple lawsuits, as parents and alumni react with anger and some discuss challenging the closure.