my center that closed was an LAWL not the pure weightloss.... so yes they both close and no there is no warning. the support you get from the counslers is no where near as helpful as what you can get here. "expensive" is a relative term. you need to decide what is "expensive" to you and not go over that no matter what they try to tell you. but what ever limit on price you set for yourself there is still always the risk that the center will close out from under you.