I heard that Heald may have to consider another layoff in Admissions, Student Services and Career Services to make the finances look stronger. Any one hear the same thing?
Any buyers?
Any one know of any potential buyers? I've been looking at the "End do August" post, but that seems to be outdated now.
Jerry skips out of Heald - Avoids Questions and detours students concerns
Jerry may be a good guy, but here are the facts: Fact - He thinks he's funny - Pretending to be a student texting in front of the staff, looking like he's jerking off! Fact - He pretends to know nothing when asked what's going on. Fact - He derailed... — read more
No toner + No books = freedom to actually teach
Half our classes do not have books. In the other half, some students purchased them full-gauged price from the bookstore and some others purchased them on Amazon for $5-25. I don't care. The books in my program are embarrassing and I have created... — read more
You really think Heald is better than other CCI schools? The San Jose Mercury News is out to expose you.
http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_26213627/heald-other-corinthian-owned-colleges-continue-recruit-students
Bye bye Heald
Another article http://consumerist.com/2014/07/24/corinthian-colleges-employee-we-work-for-the-biggest-scam-company-in-the-world/
End of August
I heard that we have a buyer who is skated to close end of August. Any others rumors?
Employee Owned
Being bought by another school has its pros and cons.but It may end up delaying the inevitable of another Washington intervention. Having investors is a possibility, but most are looking for a buy low and sell high, which most investors know may not... — read more
Is Portland Campus Safe?
I heard that Portland may close out anyways because it has not been profitable and the Heald sell would look that much more attractive without it. Has anyone heard that too?
Happy to be off the CCi board.
Wow. Hope we can keep it positive and professional over here.
Has anyone heard anything beyond the SEC filings?
My campus is quiet and no one is saying anything. if anyone has information on campus closures, class scheduling, layoffs, please share here. Heald is a good group and a strong set of campuses, so let's support each other as we move through the... — read more
Hey Darren Gold...
Thanks for using Heald as your playground for the last year. Turning the place into a joke and circus. Now Eeva and the rest of are here to clean it up. So much went to the wayside because of you. We needed a serious leader, not someone with no... — read more
Flash News - Darren Gold
Darren Gold, CEO of Heald Colleges just stepped down. More to follow.
Not Looking Good
Things are not looking so good for Heald right now. With the CCI 4th floor people running everything into the ground. Heald used to be a great school .... now.... not so much.
Jerry is a good guy
All the rumors going around about jerry is bull crap! My guess is a disgruntled instructor doesn't have the balls to say it to Jerrys face! I know personally that Jerry is a good guy.
Jerry Dotty responds all is well at Heald
Jerry Dotty, Director at Heald College in Concord, claims he knew nothing of what was going on with Heald and was telling students, faculty and staff that the Concord campus doesn't fall under the same umbrella as with the rest of the campuses. It's... — read more
Jerry director at heald
Beware of Jerry, director at Heald, who is falsely informing students and staff at heald concord that heald is safe. Heald is also being sought after for requiring its staff safety traing, sexual harrasement traing etc and being asked not to report... — read more
cal grant and heald college
do you know if i'd be eligible for cal grant if i enroll at heald?
Overview of Heald College
Can someone please provide an objective review of Heald College. It'd be great if you had a personal experience and if you can tell me your background and what kind of job you've got after graduating. I guess I am not asking for an official review... — read more
Heald College Reviews
I am a potential student, I see that most of you are unhappy and would not recommend Heald. Do you have any suggestions for a good site or blog where I can see some honest student reviews of the college. Please let me know.
The Legal Assistance Group of NYC is collecting information from former for-profit employees in regards to filing a class action lawsuit
The Legal Assistance Group of NYC is collecting information from former for-profit employees in regards to filing a class action lawsuit. Please contact them: (212) 946-0354 or email: JStevens@NYLAG.org
Heald College graduates were even unemployable back in 2000
Heald College graduates were even unemployable back in 2000. Even during the peak of the IT boom, the employers would not hire Heald Graduates. Having been involved in many hiring decisions since the early 1990s, Heald graduates in IT for the most... — read more
"Heald College going down" - you dont know what you are talking about
"Heald College going down" - you dont know what you are talking about. Heald was doing just fine back in 2000 - there were no issues, our students were fully employable even with the AA degree that you frown upon. Please stick with CCI and post... — read more
While I believe that this thread should be merged into the Corinthian College thread, Heald is toast. Heald College aka Heald High aka...
While I believe that this thread should be merged into the Corinthian College thread, Heald is toast. Heald College aka Heald High aka Heald had it yesterday aka Heal with a D probably has no future. The community colleges offer a much better... — read more
So, "Anonymous , Friday 7/20/12 8:31 PM? - how would you actually do that (return to non-profit) - how would you finance the move if the...
So, "Anonymous , Friday 7/20/12 8:31 PM? - how would you actually do that (return to non-profit) - how would you finance the move if the treasury is empty? Also, do you think we provide quality education right now? I would argue that we need to... — read more
No, they aren't all gone
No, they aren't all gone. I'm one, and I'm still here. What needs to happen is for Heald to return to its nonprofit status, which it was before the vultures took over (and CCi wasn't the first vulture).
What can I tell you about Heald - got acquired by CCI, and has been sinking deeper and deeper since the deal was closed
What can I tell you about Heald - got acquired by CCI, and has been sinking deeper and deeper since the deal was closed. I think CCI wanted to turn Heald into an online school, however, Heald's strength was it's instructors, now they are gone too -... — read more