Coleman University, a small San Diego school that opened in the early 1960s to train workers for the burgeoning computer and information technology industries, is closing due to accreditation and financial problems.
The closure, which will take affect on August 5th, comes with little notice. Coleman officials were promoting the private, non-profit school about two weeks ago at San Diego Comic-Con. And its website is still marketing classes.
Coleman President Norbert J. Kubilus said in a statement to the media that the school, which has about 200 students, learned in June “that the Western Association of Colleges and Universities Senior College and University Commission denied our petition for Initial Accreditation.
“Losing our bid … placed the financial sustainability of the university in question. For the last three weeks, our Board of Trustees and management have been seeking alternate forms of financial support to keep the school open.