Cori Brunson of Fort Wayne was a student at the local ITT Technical Institute campus. She was just three months from being certified as a registered nurse. Then, just before her semester began in 2016, she got a voicemail saying classes were canceled.

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

The provision, authored by U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, will restore GI Bill benefits to 7,000 veterans nationwide affected by the closure of ITT Tech.

The Carmel, Indiana-based company filed for bankruptcy last year and shut 130 campuses nationwide amid a federal crackdown on the industry.

Indiana's Republican congressional delegation has filed legislation to help veterans who were students at ITT Technical Institute when the for-profit college suddenly shut down last week.

A small group of public and private Indiana colleges say they'll waive fees and evaluate credits earned by former ITT Tech students to help them finish degrees or transfer to another program.

The Carmel-based company that operates ITT Technical Institute announced Tuesday that all of their campuses will close, following a set of crippling federal sanctions.

The for-profit schools are under fire from the State Board of Nursing for their graduates' lackluster performance on license exams.