Also, because of the elevation gain – the peak of Mount Ida is 12,881 feet – be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions by bringing hat, gloves and layers of clothing, including a jacket.

Mount Ida College is closing, UMass Amherst is getting a new campus, and a lot of people are mad about it. The sudden announcement last week came after years of financial struggles and a last ...

Mount Ida students have been offered automatic admission into UMass Dartmouth, and are open to other UMass campuses, though that solution may not work for a portion of students. Some small ...

Mount Ida’s undergraduate graduation rate is 41 percent, the report found. Its freshmen retention rate is 67 percent for undergraduates. Undergraduates graduate with an average of $47,500 in debt.

The changes, which are outlined in a lengthy "self-study" report that Mount Ida issued last August, were designed to reverse years of declining enrollment. And in that, the project appeared to be ...

Mount Ida College NEWTON, Mass. — Former Mount Ida College students filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against the closed school, its board of trustees and five Mount Ida administrators.

Mount Ida president blames closure on Lasell College maneuvers By Laura Krantz Globe Staff,July 9, 2018, 12:40 p.m.

Mount Ida's endowment is valued at $15.6 million, and Lasell's at $45 million, meaning that both institutions depend on tuition revenue for their budgets. On social media, many current students said ...

The median family income of a student from Mount Ida is $88,400, and 35% come from the top 20 percent. About 1.3% of students at Mount Ida came from a poor family but became a rich adult.

Mount Ida officials did not speak at the hearing, but spokeswoman Amy Nagy provided a statement Tuesday afternoon in response. “We recognize how emotionally trying this transition is for ...

A car drives past the Mount Ida College sign on Carlson Avenue in Newton. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) This article is more than 6 years old. A federal judge must decide whether former students at Mount Ida ...