List of for-profit universities and colleges

This is a list of for-profit institutions of higher education.

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See also: For-profit higher education in the United States

In the United States

• Academy of Art University – San Francisco, California
• 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, 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
• American Sentinel University – online
• Ancora Education – 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
• Bradford School (Columbus) – Columbus, Ohio
• Bradford School (Pittsburgh) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Branford Hall Career Institute
• Broadview University – Utah
• Brookline College – a division of Linden Education Group
• Bryant & Stratton College – multiple locations
• 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
• Centura College
• 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
• Cortiva Institute
• Daymar College – multiple campuses in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, and online
• DeVry University – multiple locations, subsidiaries include Keller School of Management (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
• 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, now Kaplan University
• Harris School of Business – multiple locations
• Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – Meridian, Idaho
• International Education Corporation operates US Colleges, Florida Career Colleges, United Education Institute and UEI Colleges
• Las Vegas College – locations in Nevada and Texas
• Laureate International Universities – parent company of Walden University
• 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
• Minneapolis Business College – Roseville, Minnesota
• 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
• Pittsburgh Technical Institute – Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
• 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
• Rasmussen College – multiple locations
• Recording Radio Film Connection & CASA Schools – mentored externship private postsecondary
• Redstone College – Colorado, a division of Alta Colleges
• 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
• Salter College
• 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; subsidiary of Dream Center Education Holdings; not to be confused with 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
• Spencerian College – Kentucky, multiple locations; to merge into Sullivan University in 2018
• Stevens-Henager College – Utah
• Stratford University – multiple locations
• Strayer University – multiple locations
• Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations
• Suncoast College of Health – Bradenton Florida, Brandon Florida[1][2]
• 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
• U.S. Career Institute – Fort Collins, Colorado
• 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
• 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
• Wood Tobé-Coburn School – New York City
• Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech) – As of 2018, the school has only one campus (under new ownership)

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
• Grantham University – online
• London School of Business and Finance – online
• New Charter University – formerly Andrew Jackson University; distance education; based in Hoover, Alabama
• New England College of Business and Finance; not to be confused with New England College
• 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, D.C., and Vienna, Virginia with remote administration offices as well

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).[3]
• BPP University – United Kingdom (part of Apollo Education Group).[4]
• Cyprus College – Nicosia, Cyprus
• Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth – India
• London School of Business and Finance – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[3]
• 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).[3]
• Taylor's University – multiple locations in Malaysia
• Trinity School of Medicine - St. Vincent and Grenadines
• Universidad Europea de Madrid – Madrid, Spain
• University of Medicine and Health Sciences - Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Caribbean
• University of the Latin American Educational Center – Rosario, Argentina
• University of Law – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[3]

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.[5][6][7]

Closed or merged

• Allied American University – Laguna Hills, California, closed 2016
• Anthem Institute – formerly the Chubb Institute; multiple locations, closed 2014
• Arizona Summit Law School – a subsidiary of InfiLaw System
• Ashmead College – multiple locations, closed
• ATI Enterprises – campuses in Arizona, Florida, and Texas, closed
• Banner College – Arlington, Virginia, closed
• Banner Institute – Chicago, closed
• Briarcliffe College – Long Island, New York; a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
• Brightwood College closed in 2018 [8]
• Brooks College – California, closed in 2008
• Brooks Institute of Photography – multiple locations, closed in 2016
• Brown Mackie College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, closed in 2017
• Bryman College – multiple locations; not to be confused with The Bryman School in Arizona, closed in 2014
• Collins College – Phoenix, Arizona area
• Charlotte School of Law – subsidiary of InfiLaw System
• Corinthian Colleges
• Le Cordon Bleu – multiple locations, subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2017
• Crown College – Tacoma, Washington; lost accreditation in 2007 and closed
• Daniel Webster College – Nashua, New Hampshire, subsidiary of ITT Educational Services, closed 2017
• Decker College – 2002
• 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[9]
• Gibbs College – multiple locations; closed 2009
• Harrington College of Design – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
• Harrison College – Indiana; multiple locations; closed 2018
• Heald College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges; closed 2015
• High-Tech Institute – multiple locations, closed
• International Academy of Design and Technology – multiple locations – consolidated with Sanford-Brown, then closed
• ITT Technical Institute – all locations (closed September 6, 2016)
• Kee Business College – multiple locations in Virginia, subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
• King's College – Charlotte, North Carolina (closed December 2018)
• Miami-Jacobs Career College – closed 2016[10]
• Missouri College – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation, closed 2016
• Mount Washington College – multiple locations in New Hampshire, closed 2016
• McNally Smith College of Music – Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Sanford-Brown College – multiple locations; subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; not to be confused with either Stanford University or Samford University;closed 2016
• Springfield College – Springfield, Missouri; not to be confused with Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, changed name to Everest College, closed in 2015
• Trump University – New York City, New York; closed 2010
• University of the Rockies – Colorado Springs, Colorado, a subsidiary of Zovio (formerly called Bridgepoint Education) merged with Ashford University.
• Vatterott College – multiple locations – closed 2018
• Victory University – Memphis, Tennessee; closed in 2014
• Virginia College – multiple locations, not to be confused with the University of Virginia closed in 2018
• Westwood College – multiple locations; closed 2016

For-profit colleges that became non-profit colleges

• Art Institutes (converted in 2017)[11]
• Concord Law School – online, part of Purdue University Global
• Keiser University (converted in 2011)[12]
• Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois, formerly owned by Laureate Education, purchased by National Louis University in 2018.[13][14]
• Purdue University Global- formerly Kaplan University (converted in 2018)[15]
• South University (converted in 2017) [16]
• Southern New Hampshire University (converted in 1968)[17]

For-profit colleges that became non-profit colleges (closed)

• Argosy University

See also

• Student loan debt
• List of universities and colleges by country
• For-profit higher education in the United States

References

1. Troubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close, The New York Times, December 18, 2007
2. Interboro Institute
3. John Morgan (19 August 2016). "Arden University sold to Global University Systems". Times Higher Education.
4. 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.
5. Jump, Paul (2011-10-27). "Student protesters march on to root out Chile's false profits". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
6. "FT interview: Sebastián Piñera". FT.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
7. "Committee accuses Chilean universities of financial irregularities". Santiagotimes.cl. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
8. https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/brightwood-college-campuses-nationwide-including-el-paso-location-to-close
9. "Fla. Rep. Hastings Tied To FastTrain, For-Profit College Raided by FBI – Republic Report". 17 May 2012.
10. "Miami-Jacobs to close four campuses".
11. "Art Institute campuses to be sold to foundation". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
12. Field, Kelly (13 January 2011). "Keiser U. Goes Nonprofit". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
13. "History". www.kendall.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
14. 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.
15. "Kaplan Closes Transaction with Purdue for the Assets of Kaplan University". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
16. "Large for-profit chain EDMC to be bought by the Dream Center, a missionary group". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
17. "History". SNHU. Retrieved September 25, 2013.