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An Ottawa lawyer is considering a class-action lawsuit against Everest College and its California-based parent company following the closure of the school’s Ontario campuses on Thursday.
Michael Crystal with Ottawa’s Spiteri and Ursulak law firm said he’s been in contact with several students since the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities suspended the career college’s registration in the province.
“We’re going to try to get as much information as we can to find out what the cause of action would be,” Crystal said.
Shocked students gathered outside the St. Laurent Centre campus on Thursday, struggling to understand what happened.
Students were told they might get only a partial refund of their tuition, which would make it almost impossible for many to switch to another school.
On Friday, some students seemed to catch a break. Michelle Scott, a single mother who was taking the personal support worker program, said she has enrolled in Herzing College’s personal support worker program.
The offer to transfer to Herzing College still stands even if Scott doesn’t receive a full refund from Everest College, Scott said.
“I’ve never had anybody in my entire life do something out of the kindness of their heart in such a great way,” Scott said. “It’s the most beautiful thing. I couldn’t believe it.”
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Dave McCormick, the president of Herzing College’s St. Laurent Centre campus, said the school will absorb the cost of Scott’s course if she isn’t given a refund from Everest College.
McCormick said Herzing College is trying to accommodate as many displaced students as they can by reducing tuition by whatever students have already paid to Everest College.
When Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen heard about the closure, she contacted the ministry to let them know the college is available to help.
Jensen said a meeting will be planned for next week so displaced students can get information about transferring to Algonquin College.
Jensen said she encourages all students — even those without a high school education — to apply to a similar program at Algonquin College. As a mature student, they can still be considered for the program.
Everest College was looking for a new owner last July after its parent, Corinthian Colleges, said it planned to sell or close all Ontario campuses.
The company previously came under scrutiny when allegations that Corinthian Colleges falsified job-placement data in marketing claims led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, which resulted in financial strains when federal funds were withheld.
Corinthian Colleges then agreed to close about a dozen campuses in the U.S. and place the rest up for sale.
“(Students) should have been advised that there could be complications in completing their year,” Crystal said. “It sounds like a number of them were caught off-guard and were about to graduate.”
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
-With files from The Canadian Press
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Michael Crystal with Ottawa’s Spiteri and Ursulak law firm said he’s been in contact with several students since the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities suspended the career college’s registration in the province.
“We’re going to try to get as much information as we can to find out what the cause of action would be,” Crystal said.
Shocked students gathered outside the St. Laurent Centre campus on Thursday, struggling to understand what happened.
Students were told they might get only a partial refund of their tuition, which would make it almost impossible for many to switch to another school.
On Friday, some students seemed to catch a break. Michelle Scott, a single mother who was taking the personal support worker program, said she has enrolled in Herzing College’s personal support worker program.
The offer to transfer to Herzing College still stands even if Scott doesn’t receive a full refund from Everest College, Scott said.
“I’ve never had anybody in my entire life do something out of the kindness of their heart in such a great way,” Scott said. “It’s the most beautiful thing. I couldn’t believe it.”
Related
Dave McCormick, the president of Herzing College’s St. Laurent Centre campus, said the school will absorb the cost of Scott’s course if she isn’t given a refund from Everest College.
McCormick said Herzing College is trying to accommodate as many displaced students as they can by reducing tuition by whatever students have already paid to Everest College.
When Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen heard about the closure, she contacted the ministry to let them know the college is available to help.
Jensen said a meeting will be planned for next week so displaced students can get information about transferring to Algonquin College.
Jensen said she encourages all students — even those without a high school education — to apply to a similar program at Algonquin College. As a mature student, they can still be considered for the program.
Everest College was looking for a new owner last July after its parent, Corinthian Colleges, said it planned to sell or close all Ontario campuses.
The company previously came under scrutiny when allegations that Corinthian Colleges falsified job-placement data in marketing claims led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, which resulted in financial strains when federal funds were withheld.
Corinthian Colleges then agreed to close about a dozen campuses in the U.S. and place the rest up for sale.
“(Students) should have been advised that there could be complications in completing their year,” Crystal said. “It sounds like a number of them were caught off-guard and were about to graduate.”
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
-With files from The Canadian Press
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