Faced with declining enrollment and increased competition from not$-$for$-$profit organizations offering inexpensive art courses for new hobbyists, the for$-$profit Delta Academy of Art has steadfastly stayed true to its mission of offering high$-$quality classical art instruction for both beginners and advanced artists at high tuition. Delta has been noted for the excellence of its artistic training for decades. This is an example of:

a$.$ competence becoming a liability.

b$.$ failure to have a clear core ideology.

c$.$ adhesion to the status quo.

d$.$ lack of an envisioned future