REPORT: Miles College negotiating possible purchase of BSC campus

Miles College has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to start negotiating the possible purchase of the Birmingham-Southern College campus.

A spokesperson with Miles College told the Birmingham Times the letter had been signed on Sunday. 

Below is the statement published by the Times about the LOI:

“Yes, I can confirm that the letter has been signed, but neither President [Bobbie] Knight nor the college will make any further comments at this time.”

Miles College spokesperson

Bham Now has reached out to Miles College but has yet to confirm the report from the Times.

Birmingham-Southern College closed its doors three weeks ago on May 31st. 

Miles College

Miles College, a 126-year-old private liberal arts HBCU in Fairfield, Alabama, has been mentioned as a potential buyer. The school, which has an enrollment of over 1700 students, is only six miles from the BSC campus.

In April, longtime Alabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman mentioned the school’s interest, along with other HBCUs Alabama A&M and Alabama State University

“Miles College, Alabama State and a consortium of HBCUs are also vying to purchase the school as well.”

Senator Rodger Smitherman in an April 29th interview with Bham Now

What’s next?

This is a developing story. Watch this space for updates about what will happen to the BSC campus.