For the second time in less than a year, the Mountain East Conference is losing a member school. Notre Dame College has announced the school will end in-person instruction at the end of the 2024 spring semester.
“Throughout this long process, we evaluated every possible option to continue the mission of Notre Dame College, said Terri Bradford Eason, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame College. “Our primary focus has been to ensure our students can successfully continue their education, graduate, and – in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame – live a life of personal, professional and global responsibility.”
“On behalf of the Mountain East Conference, we are deeply saddened by today’s announcement that Notre Dame College will conclude in-person instruction at the end of the 2024 spring semester, bringing a more than century-old tradition of higher education to a close,” said MEC Commissioner Reid Amos.
“As a charter member of the league, we thank Notre Dame College for its steadfast membership and its numerous contributions that have enhanced the MEC over our first 11 years.”
The South Euclid, Ohio-based school joined the league when it was formed in 2013. Another Ohio school and MEC member, Urbana University, closed in 2020.
In August, Alderson Broaddus University ceased operations due to financial difficulties.
In January, the MEC extended an invitation to Point Park University in Pittsburgh to join the league. They will do so in July as they make a transition from Division III to Division II.