List of for-profit universities and colleges
Template:Globalise/US This is a list of for-profit institutions of higher education.
In the United States
- Academy of Art University – San Francisco, California
- Allied College – Maryland Heights, Missouri and Fenton, Missouri
- Allied American University – Laguna Hills, California
- American Career College – Los Angeles, California
- American College of Education – Illinois
- American InterContinental University – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
- American Military University – Online
- American Public University – Online
- American Sentinel University - Online
- 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
- ASA College-campuses in Brooklyn, midtown Manhattan, and Miami
- Ashford University – Clinton, Iowa, a subsidiary of Bridgepoint Education, includes Forbes School of Business
- Ashmead College – multiple locations
- Aspen University - Denver, Colorado
- ATI Enterprises- campuses in Arizona, Florida, and Texas
- Institute of Bank and Commerce IBC – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Dewey University – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Antilles College – Puerto Rico
- Atenas College – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- National University College – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- University of Phoenix – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- ICPR Junior College – Multiple Locations, Puerto Rico
- colegio mayor de tecnologia – Multiple Locations, Puerto Rico
- Banner Institute – Chicago
- 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
- Banner College – Arlington, Virginia
- School of Nursing and Health Sciences - multiple locations, a subsidiary of ITT Education
- Brooks Institute of Photography – multiple locations
- 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
- Bryant & Stratton College – multiple locations
- Bryman College – multiple locations; not to be confused with The Bryman School in Arizona
- Bryman Institute – multiple location
- California Miramar University – San Diego, California (formerly known as Pacific Western University)
- Capella University - Minneapolis, Minnesota and online
- Charlotte School of Law- subsidiary of InfiLaw System
- The College of Westchester – White Plains, New York
- Chamberlain College of Nursing- a subsidiary of Devry
- Caribbean University – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Charter College- campuses in Alaska, California, and Washington
- Colorado Technical University – multiple locations, 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 Devry
- Daymar College – multiple campuses in 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
- 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, PA
- 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 not to be confused with Florida State University
- Full Sail University – Winter Park, Florida
- Genesis Career Group - Atlanta, GA
- 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
- Grantham University - Kansas City, Missouri
- Grand Canyon University – 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
- Harris School of Business – multiple locations
- Harrison College (Indiana) – multiple locations
- Heald College – based in San Francisco: multiple locations in California, Portland, and Honolulu
- High-Tech Institute – multiple locations
- Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers - Hollywood, Florida
- Illinois School of Health Centers - Chicago, Illinois
- InterCoast Colleges/InterCoast Career Institute - multiple locations
- International Academy of Design and Technology – multiple locations
- ITT Technical Institute – multiple locations
- Kaplan College – multiple locations; includes Maric Colleges and Kaplan Career Institutes
- Kaplan University – multiple locations
- Keiser University – multiple locations, in the process of becoming a nonprofit college
- Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois
- Kitchen Academy – Los Angeles, California
- Lincoln Group of Schools – multiple locations not to be confused with Lincoln University (disambiguation)
- Las Vegas College – Henderson, Nevada
- 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
- Neumont University – multiple locations
- NewSchool of Architecture and Design – San Diego, California; not to be confused with The New School
- Northcentral University
- 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
- Popac College – Multiple locations, Puerto Rico
- Pennco Tech – multiple locations
- Pima Medical Institute - multiple locations
- Pioneer Pacific College – multiple locations in Oregon
- Pittsburgh Technical Institute – Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Porter and Chester Institute - Connecticut, Massachusettes
- Potomac College – Washington, D.C. area
- Post University- Connecticut, not to be confused with C.W. Post
- Rasmussen College – multiple locations
- 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 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
- Southwest Florida College Tampa, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, Bonita Springs
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Southwestern College – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southwestern University or Lincoln University
- 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
- Stratford University – multiple locations
- Strayer University – multiple locations
- Star Career Academy - Berlin, New Jersey
- Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations
- 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[1][2]
- Tooling University, Cleveland, Ohio
- United Education Institute - campuses in California and Georgia
- 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
- University of the Potomac - Washington DC; Vienna, Virginia; online
- University of the Rockies – Colorado Springs, Colorado, a subsidiary of Bridgepoint Education
- U.S. Career Institute - Fort Collins, Colorado
- Vatterott College - multiple locations
- Vet Tech Institute – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Virginia College – multiple locations, not to be confused with the University of Virginia
- Walden University – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 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
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, NY, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation-closed 2016
- Brooks College – California, closed in 2008
- Career Colleges of America - California, closed in 2014
- Collins College – Phoenix, Arizona area
- Le Cordon Bleu – multiple locations, subsidiary of Career Education Corporation - closed 2016
- Crown College – Tacoma, Washington (lost accreditation in 2007 and closed)
- Dade Medical College
- 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[3]
- Gibbs College – multiple locations -closed 2009
- Harrington College of Design - subsidiary of Career Education Corporation - closed 2016
- Heald College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, closed 2015
- Omega Institute- closed in 2014
- Kee Business College – multiple locations in Virginia, subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
- Lighthouse College - closed 2015
- Metro Business College - closed 2015
- Sanford-Brown College – multiple locations, subsidiary of Career Education Corporation not to be confused with either Stanford University or Samford University -closed 2016
- 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, PA - closed 2015
Outside the United States
- AMA Computer University – Quezon City, Philippines
- Anhembi Morumbi University – São Paulo, Brazil
- BPP University – United Kingdom
- College of Printing Arts – Moscow
- Cyprus College – Nicosia, Cyprus
- London School of Business and Finance - Great Britain
- Moscow State University of Printing Arts – Moscow
- Multimedia University – multiple locations in Malaysia
- Taylor's University - multiple locations in Malaysia
- Nyenrode Business University – Breukelen, Netherlands
- 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
- Institute of Bank and Commerce - Puerto Rico
- Dewey University- Puerto Rico
- St. George's University – Grenada - includes medical school, school of veterinary medicine, and other programs
- Universidad Europea de Madrid – Madrid, Spain
- University of the Latin American Educational Center – Rosario, Argentina
- University of Law - United Kingdom
- University of International Innovations - London, United Kingdom
- Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth - India
- Rai University-India
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.[4][5][6]
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
- 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 the Potomac - distance education offices in Washington DC, and Vienna, Virginia with remote administration offices as well
- Setanta College - online
- Many unidentified, unknown universities from various countries which are not listed here
See also
References
- ^ 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/
- ^ 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.