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College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minn., will close

Jan. 17, 2013
The school, founded in 1924, has struggled financially in recent years.

From The Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minn., will close at the end of June after 89 years. The college had struggled since the recession with falling enrollment and rising costs. About 170 students attend the school, studying fine arts, fashion design, graphic design, illustration and photography.

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