Amid the fallout of more than 16,000 students shut outby Corinthian Colleges' closure, institutions from California to New York are teaming up with the U.S. Department of Education to help keep those students on track toward completing college.
The sudden closure of Corinthian's remaining Everest, Heald and WyoTech campuses in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and New York on Monday means students are left with either attempting to transfer their credits to another institution or dropping their academic pursuits. Some colleges and administrators posted messages on websites or social mediaencouraging former Corinthian students to consider transferring to their institutions.
"Students are upset and we get that. We understand that. Our hope is to help them navigate this and make the process of choosing another school and moving another direction as seamless as possible," said Randy Bowen, an assistant vice president for enrollment management at Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.
Bowen said his college on Tuesday sent advisers to an information fair at a nearby Everest campus, which is closing, to try to help students. The campus enrolled about 460 students and Monroe anticipates that about 40 of them will enroll at the community college this fall, he said.
The fair was one of a number happening this week at Corinthian campuses with the help of Education Department officials in an attempt to ease the transition for students.
The process won't be easy for many students, especially as they attempt to transfer credits and previous course work from Corinthian to colleges where a comparative or equable credit or program may not exist. Some students may find themselves starting over from scratch.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/04/29/colleges-and-education-department-scramble-help-former-corinthian-students-amid