at least initially, artesia's reputation and fortunes were strongly tied to those of parsons, and when parsons faltered in the late 1960s the prospects for artesia and the other parsons satellite schools grew bleak. although the satellite schools ended their relationships with parsons, they suffered from a lack of funding, high student turnover, and accreditation issues. ultimately, none of the "parsons plan" colleges became economically viable, and all closed by the mid-1970s. the college of artesia closed in 1971. the former campus was occupied by artesia christian college from 1975 to 1985.