我问ChatGPT最近10年湾区关掉了哪些大学(因为我已经留意到其中一些)。MIIS没算在里面,因为它事计划2027年才关。
Short answer: 10 Bay Area colleges/universities (within the 9-county SF Bay Area) closed at some point between Sep 2, 2015 and Sep 2, 2025. Here they are, with city and year:
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Holy Names University — Oakland (closed after Spring 2023). Holy Names UniversityKTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
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San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) — San Francisco (ceased degree programs 2022; Chapter 7 bankruptcy 2023). The Art NewspaperHoly Names High School
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John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) — Pleasant Hill (operations ended 2020; programs transferred within National University System). CBS NewsSan Francisco Chronicle
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Argosy University — San Francisco Bay Area campus — Alameda (2019 nationwide shutdown). osar.bppe.ca.govAmerican Psychological Association
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The Art Institute of California — San Francisco — San Francisco (announced 2018 closure). osar.bppe.ca.gov
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The Art Institute of California — Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale) — Sunnyvale (permanently closed 2019). #ALoanNoMoreWikipedia
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Silicon Valley University (SVU) — San Jose (ordered closed 2018; later re-opened under different status; degree programs again suspended in 2023). osar.bppe.ca.govbppe.ca.gov
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SAE Institute — San Jose (formerly Ex’pression College San Jose) — San Jose (permanently closed 2017). YouTube
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SAE/Ex’pression College — Emeryville — Emeryville (closed Dec 15, 2022). Glassdoor
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Golden State College of Court Reporting & Captioning — Pleasanton (closed Mar 2018). osar.bppe.ca.govCollegeTuitionCompare
Notes & borderline cases (not counted above):
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Mills College (Oakland) merged into Northeastern in 2022—the independent college ceased, but the campus continues as Mills College at Northeastern University.
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Golden Gate University School of Law ended its J.D. program in 2024 (law school teach-out/closure) but the university remains open. Reuters
If you’d like the list narrowed to only nonprofit schools that shut down permanently (i.e., excluding chain campuses and reopenings), I can filter it to just those and give you a map or timeline.