COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A local ITT Technical Institute student was saved by the bell after said she withdrew just days before the school announced it was closing on Tuesday.

Beth Kulp, a former ITT Tech student, enrolled at Columbus State Community College at the end of August. She said for weeks she knew something wasn’t right at her old school. She started at ITT Tech this summer, training to become a nurse.

“I did really good,” she said. “I was really excited to continue my education and then it just stopped.”

Starting last month, Kulp said some of her teachers stopped showing up to class.

“Right near the end of the summer quarter, a lot of the professors and a lot of the faculty just started disappearing,” she said.

The buzz around campus was the school was in trouble.

“It was kind of a gut feeling that told me you know what I really don’t think that this is the right thing,” Kulp said.

ITT announced Tuesday it was closing all of its campuses after numerous state and federal investigations found it wasn’t in compliance with accreditation criteria.

But on Wednesday, Columbus State announced it was stepping up to help students just like her. The local community college said it will be giving partial scholarships to ITT Tech students who want to enroll for the spring semester.

“It’s very disheartening when you hear something like this happen,” said Dr. Martin Maliwesky with Columbus State.

“We knew that these were students who needed information and assistance and we’re going to do everything we can to help them out.”

Columbus State is offering ITT Tech students a one-time $500 scholarship for the spring semester. That’s about a fourth of the tuition cost for a semester.

Kulp said she thinks more students will follow her lead.

Columbus State said it’s evaluating students like Kulp on a case by case basis, so she too may get that financial help.

For more information about the scholarships, tap here.

One local Columbus company wants to give ITT Tech students the chance to work for themy.

The Ohio Transmission Corporation specializes in industrial technology solutions. With over 700 employees and 23 locations throughout the Midwest, OTC is willing to offer hands-on training to students, whether they have completed school or not.

“We want to help the ITT students because we feel that they were wronged as far as being displaced and we have opportunities to offer them,” said Kathy Defrancisco, senior recruiter for Ohio Transmission Corporation. “We have a lucrative reimbursement program, so we want to allow them to take advantage of that. Come on board right away and finish what they started.”

The company says they have positions open in sales, internal opportunities and service technician jobs available throughout Ohio.

OTC will provide on-site job training to those students that still need it and are willing to help get them certified.

For more information on where to apply, visit http://otpnet.com/career-opportunities/