Beaufort County Community College is reaching out to students left stranded by the sudden closing of ITT Tech.

The for-profit college industry has been under increasing scrutiny due to claims of predatory lending and false advertising.

ITT's announcement follows a decision of the U.S. Department of Education to suspend federal aid to new students enrolling at ITT on the ground that ITT failed to meet its accreditor's standards.

Education Secretary John King has said the administration is not singling out any group of schools but instead is working to ensure that students - and billions of dollars in taxpayer money - are not put in jeopardy.

"Our focus and priority right now is helping students with their records and identifying future educational options". "We have and will continue to communicate such information directly to students". Transfer fairs are also being organized on college campuses in the state.

In order to have access to federal student loans, schools need to be accredited by a government-recognized accrediting agency.

Balderas raised his concerns in a letter sent Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Education.

Gateway is offering to waive a $30 application fee for ITT students who attend a workshop, award one $250 tuition voucher at each workshop to students who successfully enroll at Gateway and waive costs for its Credit for Prior Learning assessment and course.

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Borrower Defense to Repayment: As mentioned before, the closed-school option is not the only way students can get their federal loans canceled.

Employees like former Career Services Director for ITT Tech Salem Cathy Ferguson arrived early Thursday morning per instructions for ITT Tech to gather their personal belongings. "My overall experience was not bad, but lacking in a lot of areas". After all, the bulk of its $850 million in 2015 revenue came from US taxpayers in the form of federal student aid.

It's not the first for-profit college to run into trouble.

Students who just started a new term suddenly had to find an education alternative. The school warns students about its guidelines, which could limit the ability for Athens State to transfer all credits awarded at ITT.

Nicolai said students interested in MATC can set up an appointment online, over the phone or in person to talk about which path makes the most sense for them.

Corinthian's closure impacted 16,000 students. The move comes after the federal government banned the Carmel, Indiana-based for-profit chain last month from enrolling students who use federal loans to pay for classes.

If the charter school had met the goals set in its application to the state, it would have collected $1.5 million in state education funds this year, for a program of highly questionable value to in students.