Southern Cross University cuts all creative arts programs amid declining demand

Students and community members have been left heartbroken after Southern Cross University announced it would axe its creative arts program. "What we've seen across Australia as a whole over the past half-decade in particular is a really marked decline in demand for creative arts programs, and that's been a national trend," he said. Worries SCU's home city will 'lose its colour' Digital media student Amoretta Hartley moved to Lismore to study and said the city would feel the loss of arts students. Arts Northern Rivers director Jane Fuller said the university's decision was an "incredible disappointment". Professor Carlin said the university would welcome more students to its Lismore campus in 2025 than it had for "many, many years".