Aurora for-profit college Ecotech Institute, which trains students for renewable energy jobs, will close next year as its parent corporation closes schools across the country.
The school will close October 2019 because of insufficient demand for degrees and diplomas in wind and solar technology, said Diane Worthington, a spokesperson for Education Corporation of America, which owns Ecotech. New students will not be admitted.
Education Corporation of America will phase out 26 of its 70 for-profit colleges around the country by April 2020, Worthington said.
Worthington said that not enough students were enrolling for Ecotech to be profitable. Three of the 250 students may not be able to finish their courses before the school’s closing date and will be assisted in transferring to another school or be fully refunded, Worthington said.