SAN ATONIO — The shutdown of Career Point College has students upset and searching for answers.

The only warning of the closure was an email Sunday afternoon from the school's president.

"I was here doing the medical assistant program. I was in my externship, I would have finished on November 21st," said former student Anissa Campos.

Campos is one of hundreds of former Career Point College students hoping their time, effort, and money wasn't a waste. 

"This is our life. I have four kids of my own that I left for a year and a half that I've been at school. Somebody needs to know that this is not right," said student Lidia Campos.

Monday morning students arrived to find dark classrooms, locked doors, and a message from the college President and CEO Larry Earle . He explains three long-term employees collaborated to violate student aid funds and the Department of Education cut the school's funding despite a plan to pay back the money.

"We thought we had a career. We were about to finish. We had two months left of school and they just closed down the school just like nothing," Campos said.

The biggest questions are what to do next, will credits transfer, and will they ever see their transcripts.

"Nothing. No answers. Somebody was here for the nursing department, but not us," said former student Kasandra Flores.

After hearing news about the recent closure, several local institutions are stepping up to help as much as they can.

"We've received over 30 phone calls," said Mordecai Brownlee.

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Brownlee is the VP of Student Success with Saint Philip's College, one of the Alamo Colleges, and said they have a lot of the same programs and admissions counselors are ready. If Career Point doesn't release student transcripts, many will need to start over. When it comes to money, Brownlee says it'll take some extra homework.

"Any time that a school closes its doors and federal financial aid has been given, there is a protocol for loan forgiveness, it does take some time, but students just need to pay attention to the information that's provided to them," said Brownlee.

Career Point College has been around since 1984. Over the next few weeks, the school says it will begin to provide students transfer assistance to other colleges if possible.