| Status | Closed (December 2018) |
|---|---|
| Facts checked | October 2026 |
Culinard has closed
Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College, closed in December 2018 when its owner, Education Corporation of America, shut down Virginia College and its other schools. Culinard started at Virginia College’s Birmingham, Alabama campus in 2000 and later taught culinary and pastry arts diplomas at Virginia College campuses in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.
If you were a student
- Federal student loans: if you were enrolled when the school closed, or left shortly before it closed, you may qualify for a closed school discharge of your federal loans. Students who finished their program or transferred credits to a comparable program elsewhere usually do not qualify.
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Sources
Culinard (Wikipedia) · ABC 33/40, Dec 2018