Who We Are 

Higher Ed Consolidation Solutions is a team of merger-tested experts, proven academic and financial/operational professionals who served during some of the most prominent recent university mergers. These industry veterans, representing current and former college and university trustees, presidents, provosts, vice presidents, academic healthcare administrators, state legislators and more, are experts in merger execution fields including governance and administration, finance, academic affairs, student affairs, advancement, enrollment services and more. HCS consultants understand and share the philosophy that mergers and consolidations require discretion, sensitivity to internal and external constituencies, careful planning, and the recognition that the successful blending of organizational cultures demands transparency, honesty, integrity, and a vision for the future. When searching for college and university merger and consolidation consultants, look to leaders who successfully navigated these complex processes, and who understand that fiscal solvency is not the only consideration.

OUR EXPERIENCE

HCS team members served in leadership roles and/or with extensive research and industry-leading publishing expertise, including the following university mergers/consolidations and similar transactions:

• Merger of the University of Findlay and Bluffton University

• Merger of Presidio Graduate School and University of Redlands

• Merger of Bloomfield College and Montclair State University

• Affiliation of Union Theological Seminary with New York Theological Seminary

• Closure of Lincoln College

• Creation of what is now Augusta University Health System

• Merger of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University to form Georgia Regents University (now Augusta University)

• Consolidation of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College to become the University of North Georgia

• Mercy College (New York) combination with the College of New Rochelle

• Closure of Mount Ida College

• Consolidation of the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

• Merger of The University of Toledo and the Medical University of Ohio

• Merger of Wheelock College with Boston University

• Merger of Nova University and Southeastern University of the Health Sciences

• Multiple for-profit college and university mergers and acquisitions, including in combination with nonprofit institutions

Careful consideration of options for growth and consolidation permeated all of the above projects. HCS consultants have executive experience in the transactions above, including the sensitive issues when multiple potential partner institutions were involved.

Notably, our existing client base requires signing non-disclosure agreements due to the sensitivity of this work.