Top-Tier NCAA College Is Scrapping Its Entire Athletics Department Amid Plummeting Enrollment
Top-Tier NCAA College Is Scrapping Its Entire Athletics Department Amid Plummeting Enrollment Alexa Schwerha on March 21, 2023 An NCAA Division I college in Brooklyn, New York, announced on Monday that it will eliminate its entire athletics department at the end of the spring semester in response to challenges posed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Francis College (SFC) Board of Trustees will cut all 21 athletic programs as part of its strategic vision for ensuring the growth of the college in light of higher operating expenses, “flattening” revenue and plateauing enrollment, according to the announcement. The college will