Collins College (Arizona)
Former name | Al Collins Graphic Design School (1978-2001) |
|---|---|
| Type | Career Education Corporation |
| Location | Phoenix (2009-2012) , Arizona , United States |
| Website | www |
Collins College was a
The school announced in December 2012 that it was shutting down and began a teach-out policy for existing students.
History
Al Collins Graphic Design School
Al and Florence Collins founded Al Collins Graphic Design School in 1978.
The school opened to a small group of students. Starting with a small evening program, in the early 1980s day classes were later added and larger facilities were obtained. In 1982, the school became accredited by the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools (NATTS). In 1985 the school moved to a larger campus in Tempe due to continued growth in its student population. The following year, a Computer Graphics program was added.
In 1987 the Arizona State Board for Private Post-secondary Education and NATTS granted the school the approval to offer an
Al Collins sold the school shortly after moving to the Tempe location. The name was changed to Collins College during the Spring semester, 2001.
Department of Education scrutiny
The
The issues with Collins College were a major contributing factor to the Department of Education's 2005 decision to prohibit its parent company,
Decline, move and closing
Between 2008 and 2009 the school dropped many degree programs and classes. The discontinued programs include the Associate of Science in Personal Computing/Network Technology, and the certificate programs of Interior Design, and Animation.
In January 2009 the majority of the main campus in Tempe was moved to a new location nearby in southeast Phoenix in the Cotton Center.
On December 3, 2012, Collins College closed down student applications and initiated a teach-out closing policy.[6][7]
Alumni
Notable alumni include Navajo artist Damian Jim.
Lawsuit
Collins College was one of 153 schools detailed in the Sweet v. Cardona Settlement.
On June 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the plaintiffs reached a settlement in the case titled Sweet v. Cardona (formerly Sweet v DeVos). The court granted final approval to the settlement as fair, adequate, and reasonable on Nov. 16, 2022. The agreement affects the processing of borrower defense applications filed on or before Nov. 15, 2022. Borrowers whose applications for borrower defense discharges were pending as of June 22, 2022, are “Class Members,” while those whose applications were submitted in the period from June 23 to Nov. 15, 2022, are “Post-Class Applicants.”
References
- ^ "SEC Info - Bostic R Steven - 'DFAN14A' on 5/10/06 re: Career Education Corp". www.secinfo.com.
- ^ "Steve Bostic Urges Stockholders to Vote to Restore Integrity and Sound Educational Values at Career Education Corp. to Protect the Value of Their Investment; Urges Fellow Stockholders to Vote the BLUE Proxy Card, The Free Library, May 10, 2006".
- ^ Department of Education Program Review of Collins College filed July 14, 2004
- ^ "SEC Info - Career Education Corp - '8-K' for 5/23/06". www.secinfo.com.
- ^ "Career Education announces the U.S. Department of Education lifts growth restrictions". Reuters. January 22, 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Collins College 2013-2014 course catalog, published January 2013.
- ^ "Arizona State Board for Private Secondary Education, retrieved July 9, 2014". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
