California Bureau outlines how students can apply to Student Tuition Recovery Fund after private-school closures

Parker, a student relief analyst with the California Bureau for Private and Postsecondary Education, explained the Student Tuition Recovery Fund program and how students who experienced financial harm from the closure of a Bureau-approved private postsecondary institution can apply.

The Student Tuition Recovery Fund, or STRF, is “a program to assist California students who were financially harmed by the closure of a private postsecondary educational institution, or program, that was approved by the Bureau,” Parker said. The application is available on the Bureau’s website and can be submitted online or by mail; the Bureau encourages students to apply even if they are unsure of eligibility or lack some documents, Parker added.

Parker said applicants should first register for an account on the Bureau’s STRF portal so they can save and return to their application. The portal…