Middlebury College announced on Thursday it would be closing the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, the school’s satellite campus in California, after its enrolled students complete their degrees in June 2027.

The school’s president, Ian Baucom, said in a press release and accompanying video announcement that continuing operations at the campus in its current state was “no longer feasible.” The college’s Board of Trustees approved the closure of the satellite, which primarily serves post-graduate students, during a special meeting on Aug. 27.

“I recognize the gravity of this moment,” Baucom said in the press release. “I and my senior leadership team made this recommendation after careful deliberation, and the board did not come to this decision lightly.”

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