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CHARLESTON - During an emergency meeting today, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted unanimously to revoke Alderson Broaddus University's authorization to confer degrees in the state effective Dec. 31.
The institution is not permitted to enroll new students beginning with the Fall 2023 semester. However, seniors scheduled to graduate at the end of the fall term may return to complete their degrees on schedule, according to a release from the HEPC.
The action follows recent news of financial issues at the private university located in Barbour County.
"While I truly wish there had been a viable path forward for Alderson Broaddus University to continue operating, our foremost priority is to help their students continue their education as seamlessly as possible," said Sarah Armstrong Tucker, West Virginia's Chancellor of Higher Education. "We have been working with other colleges and universities in the state, and we are grateful to have institutions that are eager to help these students transfer and complete their degrees. The Commission takes its role in authorizing private institutions to operate within West Virginia very seriously. This is a role that the Legislature entrusted us with to safeguard students, and that is exactly what we are doing."