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 *
  QUATTROCIOCCHI STEPHEN W
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/26/2011
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)
President, Online
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) 39,546
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) 03/26/2014 Common Stock 7,000 $ 14.29 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (3) 08/31/2014 Common Stock 28,000 $ 14.06 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (4) 08/29/2015 Common Stock 35,000 $ 13.27 D  
Stock Options (right of buy)   (5) 08/28/2016 Common Stock 22,963 $ 19.11 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (6) 08/25/2017 Common Stock 35,000 $ 4.73 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (7) 11/17/2017 Common Stock 15,000 $ 4.3 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (8) 08/26/2018 Common Stock 36,429 $ 1.89 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
QUATTROCIOCCHI STEPHEN W
6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE
SUITE 400
SANTA ANA, CA 92707
      President, Online  

Signatures

Steve Quattrociocchi 11/03/2011
**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 3,424 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vest on November 17, 2011, 6,072 RSUs that vest on August 26, 2012, 1,570 RSUs that vest on August 28, 2012, 3,424 RSUs that vest on November 17, 2012, 6,071 RSUs that vest on August 26, 2013, 3,424 RSUs that vest on November 17, 2013 and 6,071 RSUs that vest on August 26, 2014.
(2) Granted by the Issuer on March 26, 2007; these options vested in four equal annual installments on March 26, 2008, March 26, 2009, March 26, 2010 and March 26, 2011.
(3) Granted by the Issuer on August 31, 2007; these options vested in four equal annual installments on August 31, 2008, August 31, 2009, August 31, 2010 and August 31, 2011.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
(7) Granted by the Issuer on November 17, 2010; these options vest in three equal annual installments on August 25, 2011, August 25, 2012 and August 25, 2013.
(8) Granted by the Issuer on August 26, 2011; these options vest in three equal annual installments on August 26, 2012, August 26, 2013 and August 26, 2014.

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