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25. They will transfer to other schools

Reply to Raine1967 (Reply #3)

Mon May 16, 2016, 03:36 PM

May 2016

It will hurt the juniors and seniors most and those that had scholarships. Hopefully there are schools close by they can transfer into without many issues (same major and classes required, cost similar or less, etc).

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Burlington College to shut down programs [View all] George II May 2016 OP

So that's probably the end of Jane Sanders being on seven different shows on MSNBC every day. onehandle May 2016 #1

Yeah AlbertCat May 2016 #4

easy to be an armchair quarterback 6chars May 2016 #8

From that article: George II May 2016 #32

sounds familiar 6chars May 2016 #34

familiar pattern Angel Martin May 2016 #39

That sounds remarkably familiar. Interesting. yardwork May 2016 #56

She had overblown plans--just like Sanders does now. riversedge May 2016 #13

And now she's probably under criminal investigation! See: George II May 2016 #41

And as we know, if someone is under investigation, they must have done something wrong. n/t hughee99 May 2016 #54

This was Jane's baby liberal N proud May 2016 #2

How does this happen? Raine1967 May 2016 #3

The article said that they could finish up at nearby institutions LisaM May 2016 #5

Thanks. I missed that part in the article. Raine1967 May 2016 #19

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as long as the collage retains it's accreditation it's not too late in fact this announcement azurnoir May 2016 #29

The article was just updated a few minutes ago: George II May 2016 #31

They are grifters.... Gloria May 2016 #42

They will be able to finish their programs at neighboring colleges riversedge May 2016 #15

Thanks, I missed that part! Raine1967 May 2016 #16

They will transfer to other schools tammywammy May 2016 #25

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also Bills for profit college board membership... elehhhhna May 2016 #28

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Read this and weep and throw up elehhhhna May 2016 #49

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Very interesting. yardwork May 2016 #58

Never a thriving college. Always struggling. cali May 2016 #12

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This wasn't her first rodeo, actually. She had problems at Goddard College back in the 1990s. LisaM May 2016 #20

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Not according to this: George II May 2016 #33

It went to hell when they expanded to the Caribbean resort owned by their friend. misterhighwasted May 2016 #17

Overlooking the fact that Jane Sander's is Bernie Sander's wife ... LannyDeVaney May 2016 #21

You should alert the IRS... Human101948 May 2016 #27

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Interesting comment in the NBC article: George II May 2016 #44

Interesting is one way to describe it. SunSeeker May 2016 #50

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