The death of Christian colleges: Why campuses are closing and what’s next

The death of Christian colleges: Why campuses are closing and what’s next

By Eric Wallace

June 08, 2026

Christian Post, 

When Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, graduated its final class this past May, my heart sank. Sadly, Trinity is not alone.

Over the past several decades, a growing number of Christian colleges, universities, Bible colleges, and seminaries have either closed their doors, merged with other institutions, significantly downsized, or drifted from the biblical convictions upon which they were founded. 

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, long regarded as one of the premier Evangelical seminaries in America, recently graduated its final class in Deerfield, Illinois. Numerous other institutions face uncertain futures as enrollment declines, costs increase, and the cultural landscape becomes increasingly hostile to historic Christianity.

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