Former Platt College student at a loss over missing transcript

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A former Platt College student is desperately searching for her transcript, but even the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools (OBPVS) is unable to locate it.

Michelle Champeau spent thousands of dollars taking courses at Platt College in Central Oklahoma City. She says she learned of the missing transcript after she requested it so she could further her education at another university.

"I wrote an email to the director of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools (OBPVS) and just said, The book keeps getting passed. I can't get an answer. Nobody can locate it," said Champeau.

The Director of OBPVS, Nora House, says the transcripts from Platt College were transferred to a different college under the same former ownership as Platt College.

"Miller-Motte ended up the holders of the paper transcripts and it goes very smoothly works 95 to 99 percent of the time, but not for Michelle," House said.

In Champeau's case, her transcript is gone, but House explained that there are alternative options to authenticate her prior schooling.

"If she can get me a copy of the authentic record that says she graduated, we do as an agency, have all the old catalogs so I can get the curriculum she was under for her," House said. "It'll say what the minimum grades are. Now, it's not going to be her 4.0."

House is confident that the alternatives would work for Champeau as she applies for programs at different universities, but Champeau finds this situation to be unacceptable.

“I feel like I'm walking in there with nothing to prove what my dedication to my schooling is and that transcript. Even if the credits don't transfer, it shows my dedication to the administration," added Champeau.

Although this wouldn't have helped in Champeau's case, House told News 4 that legislation has been proposed in the past for stricter student record keeping protocols but nothing has been able to clear the finish line yet.

Champeau says she's not going to give up on her plans but she'd like to keep something like this from happening to any other students.

"There's no law for a loss of transcripts. So, I'd like to know what can be done about that," said Champeau.