SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hundreds of California veterans will now have to find money to pay for their education, at least for now. California has suspended GI education benefits at all colleges owned by the Corinthian Colleges group. They say they’re trying to protect hundreds of veterans who currently use the GI Bill.
Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office filed a lawsuit against the for-profit school months ago. Afterward, the U.S. Department of Education limited federal money, and now the California Department of Veterans Affairs is temporarily suspending GI Bill benefits. The move comes as the department worries students at the Heald, Everest and Wyotech campuses aren’t getting the education Corinthian Colleges is promising.
“If they don’t meet the criteria and the requirements that we’re looking for, we can permanently suspend the GI bill benefits,” said JP Tremblay.