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
- Allied American University – Laguna Hills, California
- Allied College – Maryland Heights, Missouri and Fenton, Missouri
- American Career College – Los Angeles, California
- American College of Education – online
- American InterContinental University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
- American Military University – online
- American Public University – online
- American Sentinel University – online
- Antilles College – Puerto Rico
- Antonelli College – multiple locations
- Argosy University – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation
- Arizona Summit Law School – a subsidiary of InfiLaw System
- The Art Institutes – multiple locations; (not to be confused with University of The Arts), a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation (many campuses have closed)
- ASA College – campuses in Brooklyn, midtown Manhattan, and Miami
- Ashford University – Clinton, Iowa (campus closed in 2016), a subsidiary of Bridgepoint Education, includes Forbes School of Business
- Ashmead College – multiple locations
- Aspen University – Denver, Colorado
- Atenas College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- ATI Enterprises – campuses in Arizona, Florida, and Texas
- Banner College – Arlington, Virginia
- Banner Institute – Chicago
- Bay State College – Boston, Massachusetts
- Beckfield College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
- Berkeley College – New York and New Jersey; not to be confused with University of California, Berkeley, Berklee School of Music or the Berkeley College at Yale University
- Blair College – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Blue Cliff College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
- Brookline College - a division of Linden Education Group
- Brown College – Mendota Heights, Minnesota; not to be confused with Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island
- Brown Mackie College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation (Planning to close)[1]
- Bryant & Stratton College – multiple locations
- Bryman College – multiple locations; not to be confused with The Bryman School in Arizona
- Bryman Institute – multiple locations
- California Miramar University – San Diego, California (formerly known as Pacific Western University)
- Capella University – Minneapolis, Minnesota and online
- Chamberlain College of Nursing – a subsidiary of Devry
- Charlotte School of Law – subsidiary of InfiLaw System
- Charter College – campuses in Alaska, California, and Washington
- Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia – multiple Locations, Puerto Rico
- The College of Westchester – White Plains, New York
- Colorado Technical University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
- Columbia Southern University – not to be confused with Columbia University
- Concorde Career Colleges – multiple locations
- Court Reporting Institute – St. Louis, MO and Dallas, TX
- Daniel Webster College – Nashua, New Hampshire, subsidiary of ITT Educational Services
- Daymar College – multiple campuses in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, and online
- Deaconess College of Nursing – St. Louis, Missouri
- DeVry Education Group – multiple locations, subsidiaries include Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Chamberlain School of Nursing, Keller School of Management (several campuses have closed)
- Dewey University – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- DigiPen Institute of Technology – Redmond, Washington
- Dorsey Schools – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
- 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
- Erie Business Center – Erie, Pennsylvania
- Everest College - most campuses closed, remaining campuses owned by ECMC, a non-profit corporation.
- Everglades University – Boca Raton, Florida
- 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
- Florida Coastal School of Law – Jacksonville, FL. Subsidiary of InfiLaw System
- Florida Metropolitan University – multiple locations
- Florida National University – Hialeah, Florida
- Fountainhead College of Technology - Knoxville, Tennessee
- Full Sail University – Winter Park, Florida
- Genesis Career Group – Atlanta, Georgia
- Georgia Medical Institute – multiple locations, not to be confused with the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
- Globe University/Minnesota School of Business – multiple locations in Minnesota not to be confused with Carlson School of Management the business school of the University of Minnesota (closed 4 campuses)
- Grand Canyon University – Phoenix, Arizona
- Grantham University – Kansas City, Missouri
- 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
- Harris School of Business – multiple locations
- Harrison College – Indiana; multiple locations
- Heald College – based in San Francisco; multiple locations in California, Portland, and Honolulu (San Francisco Campus Closed)
- High-Tech Institute – multiple locations
- Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers – Hollywood, Florida
- ICPR Junior College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Illinois School of Health Centers – Chicago, Illinois
- Institute of Bank and Commerce IBC – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- InterCoast Colleges/InterCoast Career Institute – multiple locations
- International Academy of Design and Technology – multiple locations
- Kaplan College – multiple locations; includes Maric Colleges and Kaplan Career Institutes
- Kaplan University – multiple locations
- Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois
- Kitchen Academy – Los Angeles, California
- Las Vegas College – Henderson, Nevada
- Laureate International Universities- parent company of five US brands
- Lincoln Group of Schools – multiple locations; not to be confused with Lincoln University
- Los Angeles Film School – Los Angeles, California
- McCann School of Business and Technology – multiple locations
- McNally Smith College of Music – Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Miami International University of Art and Design
- Mildred Elley – multiple locations
- Miller-Motte – multiple locations
- Missouri College – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
- Monroe College – multiple locations
- Mount Washington College – multiple locations in New Hampshire
- 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) – multiple locations; not to be confused with National Institutes of Technology in India
- National Paralegal College – Phoenix, Arizona
- National School of Technology – multiple locations
- 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
- Northcentral University
- Northwestern College - Chicago, Illinois
- Ohio Business College – multiple locations
- Olympia Career Training Institute – multiple locations
- Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
- Parks College – multiple locations
- Pennco Tech – multiple locations
- Pima Medical Institute – multiple locations
- Pinnacle Career Institute – Kansas, multiple locations
- Pioneer Pacific College – multiple locations in Oregon
- Pittsburgh Technical Institute – Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Popac College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Porter and Chester Institute – Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Post University – Connecticut, not to be confused with C.W. Post
- Potomac College – Washington, D.C. area
- Rasmussen College – multiple locations
- Redstone College - Colorado, a division of Alta Colleges
- Rhodes Colleges, Inc – multiple locations; not to be confused with Rhodes College
- Rochester Business Institute – Rochester, New York, not to be confused with Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 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 Nursing and Health Sciences – multiple locations, a subsidiary of ITT Education
- School of Visual Arts – New York City
- South College – Knoxville, Tennessee
- South University – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South
- Southern Careers Institute – Texas, multiple locations
- Southern States University – California
- Southern Technical Institute – formerly Florida Medical Prep; three locations in Florida
- Southwest Florida College Tampa, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, Bonita Springs
- 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
- Spencerian College – Kentucky, multiple locations
- Springfield College – Springfield, Missouri; not to be confused with Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Star Career Academy – Berlin, New Jersey
- Stratford University – multiple locations
- Strayer University – multiple locations
- Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations
- Suncoast College of Health – Bradenton Florida, Brandon Florida
- TCI College of Technology – New York City; in 2007 TCI also assumed responsibility for the closed Interboro Institute, owned by EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corporation[2][3]
- Tooling University – Cleveland, Ohio
- UEI College - multiple campuses in California
- United Education Institute – campuses in Georgia
- 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 100 campuses have closed)
- University of the Potomac – Washington DC; Vienna, Virginia; online- a division of Linden Education
- University of the Rockies – Colorado Springs, Colorado, a subsidiary of Bridgepoint Education
- U.S. Career Institute – Fort Collins, Colorado
- US Colleges - California
- Vatterott College – multiple locations
- Vet Tech Institute – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Virginia College – multiple locations, not to be confused with the University of Virginia
- Vista College- multiple locations in Texas, and online, owned by Education Futures Group
- Walden University - online, a division of Laureate Education
- Waldorf College – Forrest City, Iowa
- West Coast University – Los Angeles, California
- Western Business College – multiple locations
- Western Career Institute – Arizona
- Western International University – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Apollo Group
- Western State University College of Law – Fullerton, California not to be confused with Western Governors University
- Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech) – multiple locations (some campuses have closed)
Closed
- Anthem Career College – multiple locations in Tennessee, closed 2014
- Anthem College – multiple locations, closed in 2014
- Anthem Institute – formerly the Chubb Institute; multiple locations, closed 2014
- Briarcliffe College – Long Island, New York; a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
- Brooks College – California, closed in 2008
- Brooks Institute of Photography – multiple locations, closed in 2016
- Career Colleges of America – California, closed in 2014
- Collins College – Phoenix, Arizona area
- Corinthian Colleges
- Le Cordon Bleu – multiple locations, subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closing 2017
- Crown College – Tacoma, Washington; lost accreditation in 2007 and closed
- Dade Medical College
- [Decker College] - 2002
- Drake College of Business – New Jersey; closed 2015
- Eagle Gate College – Utah; closed 2015
- Everest College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, closed 2015
- Everest Institute – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, closed 2015
- FastTrain College – Florida, closed in 2014 after FBI raid[4]
- Gibbs College – multiple locations; closed 2009
- Harrington College of Design – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
- Heald College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges; closed 2015
- ITT Technical Institute – all locations (closed September 6, 2016)
- Kee Business College – multiple locations in Virginia, subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
- Lighthouse College – closed 2015
- Metro Business College – closed 2015
- Miami-Jacobs Career College – closed 2016[5]
- Omega Institute – closed in 2014
- Oregon Polytechnic Institute - closed 6/28/1996
- Sanford-Brown College – multiple locations; subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; not to be confused with either Stanford University or Samford University;closed 2016
- Trump University – New York City, New York; closed 2010
- University of Southernmost Florida – closed 2015
- Victory University – Memphis, Tennessee; closed in 2014
- Westwood College – multiple locations; closed 2016
- Wright Career College – multiple locations; closed 2016
- Yorktowne Business Institute – York, Pennsylvania; closed 2015
- Tahlia Business Institute – Northern Alaska; closed 2016
Outside the United States
- AMA Computer University – Quezon City, Philippines
- Anhembi Morumbi University – São Paulo, Brazil
- Arden University – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[6]
- BPP University – United Kingdom (part of Apollo Education Group).[7]
- College of Printing Arts – Moscow
- Cyprus College – Nicosia, Cyprus
- Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth – India
- Institute of Banking and Commerce – Puerto Rico
- London School of Business and Finance – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[6]
- Moscow State University of Printing Arts – Moscow
- Multimedia University – multiple locations in Malaysia
- Nyenrode Business University – Breukelen, Netherlands
- Rai University – India
- Regenesys Business School – Sandton, South Africa
- Ross University – Ross University School of Medicine in Picard, Dominica; Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in Saint Kitts
- St. George's University – Grenada; includes medical school, school of veterinary medicine, and other programs
- St Patrick's College, London – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[6]
- Taylor's University – multiple locations in Malaysia
- Universidad Europea de Madrid – Madrid, Spain
- University of the Latin American Educational Center – Rosario, Argentina
- University of Law – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[6]
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.[8][9][10]
Distance education (online)
- American College of Technology – online distance education, based in St. Joseph, Missouri
- American Public University System – includes the American Military University and American Public University; distance education; offices in Charles Town, West Virginia, and Manassas, Virginia
- American Sentinel University – distance education, based in Denver, Colorado
- Ashworth College – online, based in Norcross, Georgia
- Aspen University – online, based in Denver, Colorado
- California InterContinental University – online, based in Diamond Bar, California
- California Southern University – online; not to be confused with The University of Southern California
- Capella University – online
- Concord Law School – online, a subsidiary of Kaplan
- Grantham University – online
- London School of Business and Finance – online
- Manchester Universal Academy
- New Charter University – formerly Andrew Jackson University; distance education; based in Hoover, Alabama
- New England College of Business and Finance
- Northcentral University – online
- Setanta College – online
- Trident University International – formerly TUI University, formerly Touro University International; online
- University of Atlanta – distance education only; not to be confused with Atlanta University Center or Clark Atlanta University
- University of Liverpool - distance education only, a division of Laureate Education
- University of the Potomac – distance education offices in Washington DC, and Vienna, Virginia with remote administration offices as well
- Many unidentified, unknown universities from various countries which are not listed here
See also
References
- ↑ https://consumerist.com/2016/06/10/source-for-profit-brown-mackie-college-ceasing-enrollment-phasing-out-all-locations/
- ↑ Troubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close, The New York Times, December 18, 2007
- ↑ Interboro Institute
- ↑ http://www.republicreport.org/2012/alcee-hastings-for-profit-raided/
- ↑ http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/miami-jacobs-to-close-four-campuses/nrrCZ/
- 1 2 3 4 John Morgan (19 August 2016). "Arden University sold to Global University Systems". Times Higher Education.
- ↑ Tom Moore (10 February 2016). "BPP Law School changes hands in $1.1bn private equity deal". Legal Business.
- ↑ Jump, Paul (2011-10-27). "Student protesters march on to root out Chile's false profits". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "FT interview: Sebastián Piñera". FT.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "Committee accuses Chilean universities of financial irregularities". Santiagotimes.cl. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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