Refer to the Scenario below to answer the questions that follow.

Strategic Planning in Higher Education (Scenario)

As your text explains, organizations of all types and sizes can benefit from strategic planning. Imagine that you are one of the managers of your school. As you complete steps two and three of the strategic management process you discover many factors, both positive and negative, that require your consideration. You decide to use a SWOT analysis to help you better understand your institution's situation.

The population in Canada is aging, and each year fewer and fewer students graduate from high school and look to attend college/university. This would be considered ________ in your SWOT analysis.

Select one:

A. a strength

B. a weakness

C. an opportunity

D. a threat