Everest College Shuts Down. Company Closes 28 Campuses Nationwide
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Students and staff at a valley college are wondering what to do now after the for-profit school abruptly shut its doors amid mounting legal problems.
Nearly 16,000 students, including many in the valley are looking for answers after Corinthian Colleges shut down Everest College in Phoenix, and other campuses nationwide. Now those students are wondering what will happen with their education and their loans.
Students showed up at Everest College in Phoenix and were hoping for answers, instead they were met with locked doors and a note that simply said the campus was now closed.
"I got an e-mail yesterday about 2 in the afternoon, and then I got a phone call from them about 4:30 telling me the campus was closed and there was no more school," said Patricia, a student.
The school's parent company, Corinthian Colleges closed all 28 campuses in less than 2 weeks after the Department of Education fined the for-profit group $30 million for misrepresentation.
Patricia was studying to be a paralegal, she only had two more classes to go.
"I'll find another school to go to and finish my degree. I feel bad for the ones who are just starting, because up until two weeks ago they were still taking students in," said Patricia.
Across the valley in Tempe, employees at Everest College Online packed up their desks and walked out after being told they were laid off.
"I have 2.6 years worth of stuff to put in this box... I loved the people I worked with," said Laura Fial.
Laura Fial is now one of those without a job and described the somber mood inside the office.
"Tears, people crying, people wanting to tell you; hey we'll help you. The people who had to deliver the info to us said they were in shock as well, said Fial.
The Education Department said that Corinthian had falsified job placement data, altered grades and attendance records. The department said some students may be eligible to have their federal loans forgiven
Students and staff at a valley college are wondering what to do now after the for-profit school abruptly shut its doors amid mounting legal problems.
Nearly 16,000 students, including many in the valley are looking for answers after Corinthian Colleges shut down Everest College in Phoenix, and other campuses nationwide. Now those students are wondering what will happen with their education and their loans.
Students showed up at Everest College in Phoenix and were hoping for answers, instead they were met with locked doors and a note that simply said the campus was now closed.
"I got an e-mail yesterday about 2 in the afternoon, and then I got a phone call from them about 4:30 telling me the campus was closed and there was no more school," said Patricia, a student.
The school's parent company, Corinthian Colleges closed all 28 campuses in less than 2 weeks after the Department of Education fined the for-profit group $30 million for misrepresentation.
Patricia was studying to be a paralegal, she only had two more classes to go.
"I'll find another school to go to and finish my degree. I feel bad for the ones who are just starting, because up until two weeks ago they were still taking students in," said Patricia.
Across the valley in Tempe, employees at Everest College Online packed up their desks and walked out after being told they were laid off.
"I have 2.6 years worth of stuff to put in this box... I loved the people I worked with," said Laura Fial.
Laura Fial is now one of those without a job and described the somber mood inside the office.
"Tears, people crying, people wanting to tell you; hey we'll help you. The people who had to deliver the info to us said they were in shock as well, said Fial.
The Education Department said that Corinthian had falsified job placement data, altered grades and attendance records. The department said some students may be eligible to have their federal loans forgiven
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Everest colleges have been shutting down for a few years now.
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https://youtu.be/zbYGDpexy98
"I'll find another school to go to and finish my degree. I feel bad for the ones who are just starting, because up until two weeks ago they were still taking students in," said Patricia
Lol at her thinking those classes are gonna transfer over. -
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I know this ? upset ? aoint gt accepted yesterday lol
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You're sitting at home, you're watching tv and your life's passing you by. You keep procrastinating over and over, maybe I'll school next semester or maybe next year. No, do it right now!
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I wrote a thread years ago on G&S clowning these schools for profit, and you wouldn't believe how many feelings were caught. Human Resources depts throw resumes with these degrees right into the shredder. Junior College costs much less.
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Heald College in California shut down too
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"Is your school a for-profit institution?". Most students at for-profit institutions don't know the answer.
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Community Colleges just keep winning
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Since they're shutting down, I'm going to need one of you ? to find out who she is for me lol.
http://youtu.be/TsTRmNcgqiQ
She can get her hand held right now, ? .
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TheEyeronic1 wrote: »
Never forget.
noooooooooo lmao
i wish there was a "where are they now" for worldstar -
I can't feel sorry for ? trying to take the easy way out. No short cuts to success. Now you got to look at them REAL student loan bills from that fake ass college and think about where you ? up. Damn homie....
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There were all these mfs in front of heald with back packs and books and homework and ? holding signs talking about "honk 4 heald"....its toooo late
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i always feel sorry for the high school kids that say....i got Devy trynna recruit me
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thefabmd2dc wrote: »Community Colleges just keep winning
Shout Glendale cc -
i was two weeks away from my associates
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R.I.P.
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So where are all of these baby mommas and hoodrats going to go and get their medical assistant degrees from now???
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Great theres goes my chance to be a DR, thanks a lot ?
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Will they get their tuition back?
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Why should they get anything back? Those schools could stay open for business a hundred more years and the degrees would be just as worthless. Lesson learned, maybe for some.
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A great day for America's education system
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Now if try they can shut down ICDC college