Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Poldoian David A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC [COCO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Compliance Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA ANA, CA 92707		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 38,112
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)   (2) 11/09/2014 Common Stock 37,333 $ 15.05 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (3) 08/30/2015 Common Stock 28,000 $ 12.75 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (4) 08/24/2013 Common Stock 35,000 $ 11.85 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (5) 08/31/2014 Common Stock 35,000 $ 14.06 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (6) 08/29/2015 Common Stock 35,000 $ 13.27 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (7) 08/28/2016 Common Stock 28,288 $ 19.11 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (8) 08/25/2017 Common Stock 52,371 $ 4.73 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Poldoian David A
6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE
SUITE 400
SANTA ANA, CA 92707		       Chief Compliance Officer  

Signatures

Stan A. Mortensen, as Attorney-in-Fact for David Poldoian 11/19/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 1,250 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vest on August 31, 2011, 2,500 RSUs that vest on March 17, 2011, 1,933 RSUs that vest on August 28 , 2011 and 1,934 RSUs that vest on August 28, 2012.
(2) Granted by the Issuer on November 9, 2004; these options vested in four equal annual installments on November 9, 2005, November 9, 2006, November 9, 2007 and November 9, 2008.
(3) Granted by the Issuer on August 30, 2005; these options vested in four equal annual installments on August 30, 2006, August 30, 2007, August 30, 2008 and August 30, 2009.
(4) Granted by the Issuer on August 24, 2006; these options vested in four equal annual installments on August 24, 2007, August 24, 2008, August 24, 2009 and August 24, 2010.
(5) Granted by the Issuer on August 31, 2007; these options vest in four equal annual installments on August 31, 2008, August 31, 2009, August 31, 2010 and August 31, 2011.
(6) Granted by the Issuer on August 29, 2008; these options vest in four equal annual installments on August 29, 2009, August 29, 2010, August 29, 2011 and August 29, 2012.
(7) Granted by the Issuer on August 28, 2009; these options vest in three equal annual installments on August 28, 2010, August 28, 2011 and August 28, 2012.
(8) Granted by the Issuer on August 25, 2010; these options vest in three equal annual installments on August 25, 2011, August 25, 2012 and August 25, 2013.

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