Concordia University reducing programs offered on Ann Arbor campus to cut costs

CUAA students pose with the school sign on a fall visit day. (Concordia University Ann Arbor)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Many students attending Concordia University’s Ann Arbor campus won’t be in classrooms next year.

After a June meeting, the liberal arts school’s Board of Regents gave its administration the go-ahead to adjust academic programs offered on the Ann Arbor campus after the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Instead, programs will transition to online environments through Concordia University Wisconsin.

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Only seven programs -- four undergraduate and three graduate -- will remain on campus.

“Students at the Ann Arbor campus can finish their degrees online or transfer to the Wisconsin campus,” wrote Leah Dvorak, CUAA Vice President for Academics and Chief Academic Officer, in a June 20 statement.

“Students have been invited to webinars with their deans, program chairs, and academic advisors to discuss the changes and ask questions. All students will receive individualized academic advising in the coming weeks to develop personalized degree completion plans,” Dvorak said.

If they choose to transfer, the school has offered to help students get information on pathways to other universities based on agreements CUAA is developing.

Dvorak said a committee has been put together to create a new model and vision for undergraduate programs in Ann Arbor.

Concordia Ann Arbor is also discontinuing its athletic programs after the 2024-2025 year.

The announcement came earlier in June after the school announced a $9 million financial deficit last fiscal year.

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