On the morning of May 9 I received an e-mail from my Dean informing me my Linear program had "met budget." At noon I was "downsized."

Does TYCKO & ZAVAREEI LLP bring class action suits on behalf of the employees? It appears that Corinthian Colleges has fired employees who had glowing reviews prior to 2010 nationwide. Since 2010, they've created situations that have caused... — read more 

It's true if you call HR about the problems at your school, they will look for ways to try to let you go. The HR department is a joke. If you need help call your local Equal opportunity employment office and let them know the unethical practices that... — read more 

I believe the comments posted, CCI is going down and management at many levels are working hard to force people out to avoid severance pay or litigation. If there are employees out who's rights are being violated. You need to protect yourself NOW!... — read more 

ALL, It is not going to stop until we, as a team stop them. JOIN THE FIGHT!! Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Students Of Everest College—A For-Profit College Owned By Corinthian Colleges, Inc.—Alleging Misrepresentations... — read more 

IT HAPPENED TO ME TOO! I was an Associate Director of Education with almost 10 years of employment with the company. I had worked in a number of departments while at the campus, always with great reviews. This past October during the annual review... — read more 

I just found this today-I was terminated after over 5 years because they didn't want to pay me severance pay-all I got was the 6 weeks vacation I was never allowed to use because we were so understaffed. I thought I was working for a great company... — read more 

Believe ALL that you read on this site. CCi is not fine.

Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Students Of Everest College—A For-Profit College Owned By Corinthian Colleges, Inc.—Alleging Misrepresentations About The School’s Accreditation, Transferability Of Credits, And Tuition... — read more 

people on this blog have lost their jobs. not trusting them is ignoring the obvious - instability company-wide.

Do not trust people on this blog, Corinthian will be fine.

Not performance based!! that is what the campus president told me when she gave me the boot May 6. My ex-supervisor gets to go to Parthenon because of me, we had some of the best Genesis collection numbers in the division because of me, but here's... — read more 

People were laid off for a verity of reasons. Tenure, performance, company or department fit, campus budget and of course a lower than expected enrollment number. The lay offs will continue, just like any other for-profit corporation who are not... — read more 

I haven’t been laid off yet, but anticipate another restructuring as we near Q4. Upset’s comments (if valid) is a result of CCi’s inability to attract and retain talented campus management, so this type of scenario is not surprising. As upset’s... — read more 

RE: Upset's comment I'm sorry to hear about your severance package. I was going to rant and rave for a moment myself, but I couldn't stop chuckling after reading your comment about recouping your unpaid hours via the labor department to subsidize... — read more 

CCi's severance package is pathetic!!!! I was given severance pay for only three days after nearly four years of service. I bet the labor department would be interested to to know that the staff was required to attend an unpaid meeting at the end of... — read more 

This "college" preys on the ignorance of primarily the poor and minorities. It provides little real service except to offer an inferior education, questionable credentials, and s bleak future at extraordinary high cost. The taxpayers and the students... — read more 

As one of the people that were laid off ANKA's comment about people laid off for poor performance is BS. I was the top performer on my team time and time again, I was the last one to leave the office most nights of the week especially during starts... — read more 

Having only worked for fortune 500 companies, I thought a transition to a smaller sized company would open-up opportunities. It's astounding that CCi is still in business. If CCi had to compete in the free market without government backed funds, it... — read more 

CCi is a mess!

Realistically CCi’s executives and Board of Directors made risky decisions within the past four years, which helped create the turmoil the company is involved in today. A few poor decisions: Increased budget for ATB’s, which created more increased... — read more 

Corporate hires the worst Management I've ever seen and I worked there for many years. The only qualification for management is a Bachelor's Degree. So a Manager with Bachelor's degree in "Basket Weaving" is qualified to manage an IT team? They seem... — read more 

If 300+ people are truly poor performers, why aren’t we questioning the management skills of their supervisors? People can only perform well if they have clear instructions and expectations. I don’t know about your campus, but direction has... — read more 

I highly doubt that ANKA is an executive or Jack himself. Therefore his/her comment is ignorant and shouldn’t be taken without merit. I can guarantee that poor performance was not the main reason why layoffs occurred. It’s sad that people like ANKA... — read more 

I DONT KNOW WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING, ALL PEOPLE THAT WERE LAID OFF WERE POOR PERFORMERS. JUST DO YOUR WORK.

The below statment is true, because it happened to me today. I wss told that I do a great job and have never missed a start but here is your severence good luck.

Just heard confirmation that Corinthian let go severeal curriculum managers today. In addition my curriculum manager told me that there would be 300+ lay offs by this Friday 05/06/2011

THere will be more layoff's comming in the next week or two.. i heard this from two department chairs.. the class rooms are ghost towns... not sure if this company is gonna be able stay afloat if this keeps up.

My campus had a record number of starts +250 for '09-'10 and then I was put on a PIP under a new campus president. I was released from duty and told they "we taking the dept. in a different direction". There really was no cause for termination and I... — read more 

I’ve heard through the grapevine that during the past few months they’ve been putting everyone on PIPs (personal improvement plans). Now management is saying that people did not perform satisfactory and as a result they’re being terminated. The most... — read more 

I feel bad about the layoffs and hope that people received a severance package. Does any one know what they got in compensation in severance if any when they were let go?

How about the yearly "Parthenon?" They spend millions on that every year so that the same people can go over and over again along with Execs, Regionals, Directors (many others that get a "free" vacation every year), and the winner's President or... — read more 

This company was a great company until the original partners stepped down and left the shady, greedy and incompetent at the helm. They hire Manager's that "a-hole" must be in the job description. They harrass the employee's that have been there since... — read more 

At the Southfield Campus it appears that the pay-off method was used. We had a new president for about a year. During that year enrollments have been lower and lower, drops higher and higher, class periods are being eliminated, campus moral is in the... — read more 

How about Peter Waller's severance pay of $1.55 million lump-sum severance payment. See below By Melissa Korn Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO) said Tuesday that Chief Executive Peter Waller resigned at the... — read more 

How about Peter Waller's severance pay of $1.55 million lump-sum severance payment. See below By Melissa Korn Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO) said Tuesday that Chief Executive Peter Waller resigned at the... — read more 

You called it right when you coined the phrase "pay-off" as opposed to "lay-off". Essentially, Campus Leaders and Key Executives must meet or exceed budget in order to earn their bonuses...If enrollment revenues are not sufficient to meet budget... — read more 

why are they not cutting bonuses- it has been unfair the insane amount that they already pay many directors. Not to mention the underpaid, over worked, under recognized people that work under them. Then as an added smack in the face they are given a... — read more 

2 of lowest paid were laid off - yet a director was promoted and 5 people hired, admissions reps, presenter and IT ?????

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. should be ashamed! The Southfield, MI Campus is a nightmare following the rampage of layoffs and terminations which began last Thursday, and to date has resulted in the loss of a significant portion of our Education... — read more