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Lawsuit Against For-Profit Proceeds
A federal appeals court orders for-profit Heritage College to answer charges it violated federal law by altering records for federal aid -- overturning lower court dismissal.
After the Collapse
Education Department and community colleges try to help Corinthian students transfer, but Senate Democrats and consumer groups complain about for-profits as a transfer option.
Fallout From Corinthian Collapse
The implosion of Corinthian Colleges came to an end Monday as the for-profit chain closed its doors for good -- but the political fallout for the Education Department remains.
Corinthian Closes for Good
The for-profit college says it's immediately ending operations at its remaining campuses, interrupting the studies of some 16,000 students and possibly sticking the government with a bill for discharged loans.
Regulating Job Placement
Education Department turns up heat on for-profits with job-placement-rate scrutiny, three months before gainful-employment rules kick in. But lack of federal standards for placement rates causes confusion.
Corinthian Dismantling Continues
Education Department fines Corinthian Colleges $30 million for misleading students and orders its Heald College campuses to stop enrolling students and wind down operations.
Private Loan Takedown
For-profit colleges are feeling more scrutiny and pressure from states and attorneys general over their financial practices.
Corinthian ‘Debt Strike’
Student activists refuse to pay federal loans incurred at the embattled for-profit education company and call on the Department of Education for greater borrower relief.