Brightwood College

VA assists GI Bill beneficiaries with Education Corporation of America closure

VA assists GI Bill beneficiaries with Education Corporation of America closure

VA.gov WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will assist GI Bill® students affected by the December closure of Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) approximately 70 campuses. VA is in the process of identifying GI Bill beneficiaries currently enrolled at ECA and informing them of follow-on options. If schools close in the middle […]

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Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers

Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers

Channel 10 News SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A group of Brightwood employees have sued the for-profit’s parent company, alleging they did not receive the legally required 60-days notice before the school abruptly shut down Wednesday. The suit, filed in Delaware, location of Educational Corporation of America, says the company violated […]

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Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum After two years of an administration that has disavowed the Obama Education Department’s crackdown on for-profit colleges, there’s little sign of a comeback for the sector. On Wednesday, one of the largest credential-granting for-profit operators still standing, Education Corporation of America, said it would […]

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