Birmingham Southern College

Students left out in the cold by the closing of Birmingham Southern College may have an alternative, one State to the west.

Officials at Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state.

Birmingham-Southern College will remain open next fall as Alabama lawmakers discuss the possibility of a loan for the financially struggling private college. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to keep the college open.

Birmingham-Southern College's board is scheduled to meet next Wednesday, April 5. This comes as the private liberal arts college continues seeking state financial help after years of deficits and declining enrollment.

After Gov. Ivey said the State will not bail out BSC, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is pushing for funding. He says, "With a relatively small investment, saving BSC would signal that Alabama values education, that one size does not fit all, and that there is room on this state’s educational landscape for colleges large and small, public and private."

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