Insiders are generally long-term investors due to restriction in making short-term profits. In contrast, wealth management institutions always have short-term investment. Wall St. Watchdog reveals information regarding the insiders and institutions which recently increased stock shares of Corinthian Colleges Inc. (NASDAQ:COCO).

SEC data indicate these insiders have bought Corinthian Colleges Inc.’s stock since 06/30/2011:

• St Pierre Paul R: act as Director. On 11/04/2011, bought 100,000 shares, worth $254,000.

SEC data indicate that these institutions significantly increased their stock shares of Corinthian Colleges Inc. in Q3 2011:

• GREAT NORTHERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 310,505 shares, worth $481,283.
• TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 107,383 shares, worth $166,444.
• NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 97,320 shares, worth $150,846.
• PARAMETRICA MANAGEMENT LTD: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 56,613 shares, worth $87,750.

About the company: Corinthian Colleges, Inc. is a private, for-profit post-secondary education company operating in the United States. The Company currently operates colleges in various states. Corinthian offers a variety of degrees and diploma programs in the healthcare, electronics, and business fields.

Competitors to Watch: Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL), Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO), American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI), National American Univ. Hldgs., Inc. (NASDAQ:NAUH), DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE), Education Management Corp (NASDAQ:EDMC), Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA), Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE:BPI), and Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (NASDAQ:LINC)

(Note: Data regarding Corinthian Colleges Inc.’s stock holdings are sourced from whalewisdom.com. All data are assumed to be accurate.)

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