Alert Featured Top Story EDUCATION Wells College reports $3 million loss in year before it closed From the Series: Complete coverage of Wells College closing series Robert Harding Jul 13, 2024 Jul 13, 2024 Updated Aug 22, 2025 0 Wells College in Aurora. Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Harding A year before its sudden closure, Wells College in Aurora had a $3 million loss as expenses rose and revenue dipped amid declining enrollment. kAmx? :ED =2E6DE E2I 7:=:?8[ H9:49 4@G6CD E96 a_aa\ab 24256>:4 J62C[ (6==D C6A@CE65 Sba]g >:==:@? :? 6IA6?D6D 2?5 C6G6?F6 E@E2=:?8 Sah]e >:==:@?] xE :D E96 7@FCE9 E:>6 :? D6G6? J62CD E96 4@==686 925 2 ?6E =@DD] k^AmkAms6DA:E6 2 D=:89E 5C@A :? 6?C@==>6?E[ 7C@> bbd E@ bbb[ (6==D C646:G65 >@C6 C6G6?F6 7C@> EF:E:@? 2?5 766D WS`g]a >:==:@?X E92? :E 5:5 :? a_a`\aa WS`e >:==:@?X] %96 4@==686 4@==64E65 Sh]c >:==:@? :? 4@?EC:3FE:@?D 2?5 8C2?ED[ 5@H? 7C@> ?62C=J S`a]d >:==:@? :? 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In this Series Series: Complete coverage of Wells College closing Updated May 20, 2025 Aurora closer to acquiring Wells College water plant Updated May 8, 2025 Group behind $10.7M offer to buy Wells College campus to present plan next week Updated May 23, 2025 'We want to be good neighbors': Inside $10.7M offer to buy Wells College campus 69 updates Previous Next 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 1 Angry 0 Want to see more like this? Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Robert Harding Government and politics reporter Author email Follow Robert Harding Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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Auburn parents address vice principal's immigration post before school board Patty LeBlanc’s son was welcomed to Auburn with open arms. Now, she fears for his safety and comfort in the community they call home.
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Auburn vice principal's Facebook post about immigration prompts call for dialogue A recent Facebook post about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy by a vice principal at Auburn High School has prompted a local coalit…
Cayuga Community College professor among 11 in SUNY selected for fellowship A professor at Cayuga Community College in Auburn is among 11 SUNY faculty members selected for a prestigious fellowship next year.
