Palos Heights | After 66 years in operation in suburban Chicago, Trinity Christian College will close at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. The school’s final commencement will be May 8, 2026.
The liberal arts school offered degrees in 70 programs. It was named among the top schools in the Midwest region by U.S. News & World Report. The school survived Covid, but like many small Christian institutions—such as Lincoln Christian College which closed two years ago, and Trinity International University, a different school in Deerfield that closed last year—Trinity Christian has also struggled unsuccessfully to find its financial footing. Published reports said the board could find “no path forward.”
The school, which had an enrollment of 1,491 in 2010 reported 754 last year, according to U.S. News. A statement by acting president Jeanine Mozie did not mention financial or enrollment issues. “Our leadership team is deeply saddened,” she said, pledging support for the college community “until we close our doors.”
–IB staff