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''Corinthian Colleges, Inc'' ('''CCi''') seeks to offer training courses and degrees that are focussed on the job-oriented needs of nontraditional students. Since 1999, Corinthian has offered online learning opportunities through Everest College and Everest University. Courses are delivered via the eCollege platform. | |||
CCi is one of the largest for-profit, post-secondary education companies in North America, with more than 72,000 students at over 100 campuses in the [[US]] and [[Canada]]. CCi was founded in 1995 and completed an IPO in 1999; as of June 30, 2007, it had 8,950 employees (including 3,674 faculty members). A publicly traded corporation, it has acquired numerous smaller colleges and institutes and folded them into a larger for-profit network. | CCi is one of the largest for-profit, post-secondary education companies in North America, with more than 72,000 students at over 100 campuses in the [[US]] and [[Canada]]. CCi was founded in 1995 and completed an IPO in 1999; as of June 30, 2007, it had 8,950 employees (including 3,674 faculty members). A publicly traded corporation, it has acquired numerous smaller colleges and institutes and folded them into a larger for-profit network. | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 22 August 2008
Corinthian Colleges, Inc (CCi) seeks to offer training courses and degrees that are focussed on the job-oriented needs of nontraditional students. Since 1999, Corinthian has offered online learning opportunities through Everest College and Everest University. Courses are delivered via the eCollege platform.
CCi is one of the largest for-profit, post-secondary education companies in North America, with more than 72,000 students at over 100 campuses in the US and Canada. CCi was founded in 1995 and completed an IPO in 1999; as of June 30, 2007, it had 8,950 employees (including 3,674 faculty members). A publicly traded corporation, it has acquired numerous smaller colleges and institutes and folded them into a larger for-profit network.
The CCi Web site is http://www.cci.edu/. The Everest Online Web site is http://www.everestonline.edu/
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CCi markets its educational opportunities through two distinct brands, Everest and Wyotech. CCi's Everest campuses offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in health care, business, and technology, while WyoTech is dedicated to college-level, career-oriented education in industries such as automotive and plumbing. Only Everest offers online courses.
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