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episodes wherever you get your podcasts. School's out and summer is in session, but for some this season is anything but relaxing.

That's because many colleges have shut their doors for good.

It's an experience some of you are dealing with firsthand.

My son Owen just finished his freshman year at Philadelphia's University of the Arts a couple of weeks ago.

He's a vocal performance major and was really looking forward to his sophomore year.

In fact, the morning of May 31st, we had just received notice that we could pay his tuition.

Later that day, we saw an article on the Philadelphia Inquires website stating that the

college is unexpectedly shut down.

He didn't know where he was going to spend his sophomore year and still doesn't.

So it's been a heck of a summer for this really talented 19 year old vocalist trying to

figure out a path in life, which no college sophomore should ever need to worry about.

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Since the onset of the pandemic, colleges have been shutting down rapidly, now at a rate of one every week.

That's according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association,

and many more colleges are struggling financially.

Among them was Wells College in Aurora, New York.

The 156-year-old Liberal Arts College shuttered its doors for good last month.

But administration officials didn't tell students or faculty until finals week,

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