Wright Career College closed its campuses in three states today, including one in Wichita and another in Overland Park.
The Overland Park-based nonprofit filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The college reportedly sent an email to students Thursday night about the closure, telling them Wright Career College is no longer able to continue operations, and that other schools will accept credits accumulated.
In recent weeks it had stopped accepting new students. The school largely trains students for jobs as medical assistants, accountants and other business occupations.
Hundreds of Wright students and graduates have joined in a 2013 lawsuit against the college, accusing the school of "a systematic, deceptive marketing scheme" to entice students to enroll and apply for student loans they can't pay back. At the time the lawsuit was filed, the company called the suit's claims "absurd."
Campuses in Omaha, Tulsa and Oklahoma City were also closed.
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