List of for-profit universities and colleges

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In the United States[]

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  • Academy of Art University – San Francisco, California
  • American Career College – Los Angeles, California
  • American InterContinental University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
  • American Military University – online, a division of American Public University System
  • American National University – distance education and multiple locations in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia; not to be confused with American University or National American University
  • American Public University – online, a division of American Public University System
  • – owner of 11 brands: Ancora Corporate Training, Arizona Automotive Institute, Berks Technical Institute, The Creative Circus, Edge Technical Academy, International Schools, McCann School of Business and Technology, Miller-Motte College, Miller-Motte Technical College, Platt College, and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute.
  • Antonelli College – multiple locations
  • Art Institutes – most campuses were closed in 2018
  • ASA College – campuses in Brooklyn, midtown Manhattan, and Miami
  • Aspen University – Denver, Colorado
  • Bay State College – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Berkeley College – New York and New Jersey; not to be confused with University of California, Berkeley, Berklee College of Music, or the Berkeley College at Yale University
  • Blair College – Colorado Springs, Colorado – Now Everest College
  • Blue Cliff College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
  • Broadview University – Utah
  • Brookline College – a division of Linden Education Group
  • Bryant & Stratton College – multiple locations. The school is in the process of converting to nonprofit.[1]
  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • California Miramar University – San Diego, California (formerly known as Pacific Western University)
  • California Northstate University College of Medicine – Elk Grove, California
  • Capella University – Minneapolis, Minnesota and online
  • Chamberlain College of Nursing – a subsidiary of Adtalem
  • Charleston School of Law – Charleston, South Carolina
  • Charter College – campuses in Alaska, California, and Washington
  • The College of Westchester – White Plains, New York not to be confused with West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Colorado Technical University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
  • Columbia Southern University – not to be confused with Columbia University
  • Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences – Tempe, Arizona
  • Daymar College – multiple campuses in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, and online
  • DeVry University – multiple locations, subsidiaries include (several campuses have closed)
  • DigiPen Institute of Technology – Redmond, Washington
  • Eagle Gate College – Utah
  • ECPI University – formerly ECPI College of Technology; multiple locations; includes Medical Careers Institute multiple locations in Virginia
  • Engine City Technical Institute – South Plainfield, New Jersey – now Lincoln Technical Institute
  • Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising – FIDM (four locations in California) not to be confused with Fashion Institute of Technology, a state university in New York City
  • Five Towns College – Dix Hills, New York
  • Florida Career College – multiple locations, owned by International Education Corporation
  • Florida Coastal School of Law – Jacksonville, FL. Subsidiary of InfiLaw System
  • Florida Metropolitan University – multiple locations, now Everest University
  • Florida National University – Hialeah, Florida
  • Fortis College – multiple locations
  • Fox College – Chicago metropolitan area (Bedford Park and Tinley Park)
  • Full Sail University – Winter Park, Florida
  • Georgia Medical Institute – multiple locations, not to be confused with the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, now Everest Institute
  • Grand Canyon University – online and Phoenix, Arizona
  • Hamilton College – Iowa; now part of Kaplan University; formerly operated from multiple locations in Iowa and Nebraska; not to be confused with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, or with the unaccredited Hamilton University, now Kaplan University
  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – Meridian, Idaho
  • International Education Corporation operates US Colleges, Florida Career Colleges, United Education Institute and UEI Colleges
  • Lincoln Tech – multiple locations; not to be confused with Lincoln University
  • Los Angeles Film School – Los Angeles, California
  • McCann School of Business and Technology – multiple locations
  • Miami International University of Art and Design
  • Mildred Elley – multiple locations
  • Miller-Motte – multiple locations
  • Monroe College – multiple locations
  • Mountain West College – Salt Lake City, Utah
  • National American University – multiple campuses, including Mall of America not to be confused with American University
  • National College – multiple U.S. locations
  • National Institute of Technology (United States) – now Everest Institute – multiple locations; not to be confused with National Institutes of Technology in India
  • National Paralegal College – Phoenix, Arizona
  • National University College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
  • Neumont University – multiple locations
  • NewSchool of Architecture and Design – San Diego, California; not to be confused with The New School
  • Northwestern College – Chicago, Illinois; not to be confused with Northwestern University
  • Ohio Business College – multiple locations
  • Olympia Career Training Institute – multiple locations, now Everest College
  • Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
  • Parks College – multiple locations
  • Paier College of Art – Hamden, Connecticut
  • Pennco Tech – multiple locations
  • Pima Medical Institute – multiple locations
  • Pinnacle Career Institute – Kansas, multiple locations
  • Pioneer Pacific College – multiple locations in Oregon
  • Platt College – Southern California multiple locations, Anaheim, Riverside, Ontario, Alhambra, San Diego, Colorado
  • Plaza College – Forest Hills, New York
  • Porter and Chester Institute – Connecticut, Massachusetts
  • Post University – Connecticut, not to be confused with LIU Post
  • Potomac College – Washington,D.C. area, now the University of the Potomac
  • Provo College – Provo, Utah
  • - Devons, MA Saba University School of Medicine, Medical University of the Americas, St. Matthew's University
  • Rasmussen College – multiple locations
  • & CASA Schools – mentored externship private postsecondary
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, Colorado
  • Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions – Utah
  • Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Parker, Colorado
  • SAE Institute – formerly the School of Audio Engineering
  • Salem International University – Salem, West Virginia
  • San Joaquin Valley College – California, multiple locations
  • Schiller International University – multiple locations
  • School of Visual Arts – New York City
  • Seacoast Career Schools
  • South College – Knoxville, Tennessee
  • South University – multiple locations; owned by Education Principle Foundation (EPF)
  • Southern University or the University of the South.
  • Southern Careers Institute – Texas, multiple locations
  • Southern States University – California
  • Southwestern College – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southwestern University or Lincoln University
  • Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology – Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Specs Howard School of Media Arts – Michigan
  • Stratford University – multiple locations
  • Strayer University – multiple locations
  • Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations
  • Suncoast College of Health – Bradenton Florida, Brandon Florida[2][3]
  • UEI College – multiple campuses in California
  • United States University
  • Universal Technical Institute – campuses in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas
  • University of Advancing Technology – Tempe, Arizona
  • University of Phoenix – multiple locations (more than 400 campuses and learning site have closed)
  • University of the Potomac – Washington DC; Vienna, Virginia; online- a division of Linden Education
  • Waldorf College – Forrest City, Iowa
  • Washington Technology University – Bellevue, Washington
  • West Coast University – Los Angeles, California
  • Western Business College – multiple locations, now Everest College
  • Western International University – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Apollo Group
  • Western State College of Law– Irvine, California
  • Western State University College of Law – Fullerton, California not to be confused with Western Governors University
  • Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech) – As of 2018, the school has only one campus (under new ownership)

Distance education (online)[]

Outside the United States[]

In India many educational trusts and institutions which have no accreditation give autonomous degrees for profit.

In Chile many universities are suspected of violating legislation that forbids profitmaking in such institutions.[6][7][8]

Closed or merged[]

For-profit colleges that became non-profit colleges[]

Conversions from for-profit to nonprofit are legitimate when the assets and income are fully committed to the educational purpose, and control by private interests is eliminated. Some converted nonprofits may not be legitimate.[12] A Government Accountability Office report about the problem is anticipated.[13]

  • Altierus Career College is the remains of the Corinthian Colleges chain, purchased by a subsidiary the nonprofit student loan guaranty agency ECMC in 2015.
  • Art Institutes (converted in 2017)[14]
  • Ashford University became non-profit in 2018 and was subsequently acquired by the University of Arizona in 2020.
  • Baker College in Michigan became nonprofit in 1977.
  • Community Care College and its affiliated institutions (Clary Sage College and Oklahoma Technical College) converted to nonprofit in 2015.[15]
  • Concord Law School – online, part of Purdue University Global.
  • Herzing University converted to nonprofit in 2015.[16]
  • Keiser University (converted in 2011).[17] After the conversion the school owner remained involved in the school as a landlord, contractor, and chancellor.
  • Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois, formerly owned by Laureate Education, purchased by National Louis University in 2018.[18][19]
  • Pittsburgh Technical College was an employee-owned for-profit school before becoming nonprofit in 2017.
  • Purdue University Global- formerly Kaplan University (converted in 2018, granted IRS tax-exempt status in 2019). Under a long-term contract, the former owner continues to manage much of its operation, causing critics to question the college's integrity as a nonprofit.[20][21]
  • Remington Colleges claimed nonprofit status in 2010.[16]
  • South University converted in 2017, but that purchase collapsed and ownership changed.[22][23] The accreditor lists the school as for-profit as of December 2020.[24]
  • Southern New Hampshire University (converted in 1968)[25]
  • Stevens-Henager College and its affiliates Independence University, CollegeAmerica, and California College San Diego were purchased by a tax-exempt organization in 2012.[16] Nonprofit status was initially declined by the U.S. Department of Education and then granted in 2018.[26]
  • Sunstate Academy was purchased by the family-run Compass-Rose Foundation in 2003.[15]
  • Ultimate Medical Academy switched from nonprofit to for-profit in 2005, and then converted back in 2015.[15]

Closed or merged[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Murphy, Justin. "Bryant and Stratton College looks to become nonprofit". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. ^ Troubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close, The New York Times, December 18, 2007
  3. ^ Interboro Institute
  4. ^ a b c d John Morgan (19 August 2016). "Arden University sold to Global University Systems". Times Higher Education.
  5. ^ Tom Moore (10 February 2016). "BPP Law School changes hands in $1.1bn private equity deal". Legal Business. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ^ Jump, Paul (2011-10-27). "Student protesters march on to root out Chile's false profits". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  7. ^ "FT interview: Sebastián Piñera". FT.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  8. ^ "Committee accuses Chilean universities of financial irregularities". Santiagotimes.cl. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  9. ^ "Brightwood College campuses nationwide, including El Paso location to close | KFOX".
  10. ^ "Fla. Rep. Hastings Tied To FastTrain, For-Profit College Raided by FBI – Republic Report". 17 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Miami-Jacobs to close four campuses".
  12. ^ "How For-Profits Masquerade as Nonprofit Colleges". The Century Foundation. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  13. ^ Halperin, David (2019-11-14). "GAO Probing For-Profit College Conversions As DeVos Retreats on Approvals". Republic Report. Retrieved 2020-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Art Institute campuses to be sold to foundation". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Shireman, Robert (2018-08-24). "These Colleges Say They're Nonprofit—But Are They?". The Century Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b c Shireman, Robert (2015-09-22). "The Covert For-Profit". The Century Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Field, Kelly (13 January 2011). "Keiser U. Goes Nonprofit". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  18. ^ "History". www.kendall.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  19. ^ Channick, Robert (August 7, 2018). "Kendall College's culinary, hospitality programs to land on Michigan Ave. after sale to National Louis University". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  20. ^ "Kaplan Closes Transaction with Purdue for the Assets of Kaplan University". 22 March 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  21. ^ "How Purdue Global Got Its IRS Stamp of Approval". The Century Foundation. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  22. ^ Cowley, Stacy; Green, Erica L. (2019-03-08). "A College Chain Crumbles, and Millions in Student Loan Cash Disappears (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  23. ^ "Large for-profit chain EDMC to be bought by the Dream Center, a missionary group". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  24. ^ "Institutions". SACSCOC. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  25. ^ "History". SNHU. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  26. ^ Bauman, Dan; Vasquez, Michael (April 12, 2020). "How a For-Profit Tycoon Turned His Colleges Into Nonprofits". www.chronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Was Wright Wrong? Early Warnings of Covert For-Profit Colleges". The Century Foundation. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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