I think that is for the best, personally. I visited both schools, and thought they both had very good programs, but as a future student of one of them, I am don't exactly feel up for anything too experimental in the middle of my academic career (such as a change in location, etc.) The email I received about it was very vague, so I am honestly not sure what could have been expected, for better or for worse.
Also, optomstudent, there now seems to be a NECO 2017 faceboook group titled: "New England College of Optometry Class of 2017."