SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report: May 17, 2012

CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(714) 427-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective as of May 17, 2012, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Everest Colleges Canada, Inc., entered into a syndicated Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Facility”) for $140 million with Bank of America, N.A., as Domestic Administrative Agent, Domestic Swing Line Lender and Domestic L/C Issuer, Bank of America, N.A., acting through its Canada Branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent, Canadian Swing Line Lender and Canadian L/C Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Union Bank, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and each Lender from time to time party thereto. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and U.S. Bank National Association acted as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers. The Amended Facility includes a $130 million U.S. facility and a $10 million Canadian facility.

The Amended Facility expires July 1, 2015, and contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of consolidated net worth, fixed charges coverage ratios, leverage ratios, and the U.S. Department of Education financial responsibility composite score. The Amended Facility is secured by guaranties from the Company and each of its subsidiaries, as well as a first priority lien on substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including real property. For information regarding the Amended Facility, reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01                                                 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                 Exhibits.

The exhibit to this Current Report is listed in the Exhibit Index set forth elsewhere herein.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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