List of for-profit universities and colleges
In the United States
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Academy of Art University – San Francisco, California
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American Career College – Los Angeles, California
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American College of Education – online
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American InterContinental University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
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American Military University – online, a division of American Public University System
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American National University – distance education and multiple locations in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia; not to be confused with American University
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American Public University – online
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American Sentinel University – online
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Antilles College of Health – Puerto Rico
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Antonelli College – multiple locations
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Arizona Summit Law School – a subsidiary of InfiLaw System
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ASA College – campuses in Brooklyn, midtown Manhattan, and Miami
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Ashford University – Clinton, Iowa (campus closed in 2016), a subsidiary of Bridgepoint Education, includes Forbes School of Business
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Aspen University – Denver, Colorado
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Atenas College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
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Bay State College – Boston, Massachusetts
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Beckfield College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
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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
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Blair College – Colorado Springs, Colorado - Now Everest College
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Blue Cliff College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
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Broadview University - Utah
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Brookline College - a division of Linden Education Group
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Bryant & Stratton College – multiple locations
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Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine - Las Cruces, New Mexico
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California Miramar University – San Diego, California (formerly known as Pacific Western University)
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California Northstate University College of Medicine - Elk Grove, California
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Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology - multiple locations
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Capella University – Minneapolis, Minnesota and online
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Chamberlain College of Nursing – a subsidiary of Adtalem
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Charleston School of Law – Charleston, South Carolina
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Charter College – campuses in Alaska, California, and Washington
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Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia – multiple Locations, Puerto Rico
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The College of Westchester – White Plains, New York not to be confused with West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Colorado Technical University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation
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Columbia Southern University – not to be confused with Columbia University
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Concorde Career Colleges – multiple locations
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Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences – Tempe, Arizona
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Daymar College – multiple campuses in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, and online
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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)
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Dewey University – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
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Dorsey Schools – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
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Eagle Gate College - Utah
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ECPI University – formerly ECPI College of Technology; multiple locations; includes Medical Careers Institute multiple locations in Virginia
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Engine City Technical Institute – South Plainfield, New Jersey - now Lincoln Technical Institute
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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
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Florida Career College – multiple locations
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Florida Coastal School of Law – Jacksonville, FL. Subsidiary of InfiLaw System
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Florida Metropolitan University – multiple locations, now Everest University
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Fortis College - multiple locations
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Fox College - Chicago metropolitan area (Bedford Park and Tinley Park)
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Genesis Career Group – Atlanta, Georgia
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Georgia Medical Institute – multiple locations, not to be confused with the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, now Everest Institute
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Grand Canyon University – Phoenix, Arizona (mostly online); the only for-profit institution with membership in NCAA Division I
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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
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Harris School of Business – multiple locations
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Harrison College – Indiana; multiple locations
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Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers – Hollywood, Florida
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ICPR Junior College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
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Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine - Meridian, Idaho
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InterCoast Colleges/InterCoast Career Institute – multiple locations
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Brightwood College – multiple locations; includes Maric Colleges and Kaplan Career Institutes
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Kaplan University – multiple locations
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Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois
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Kitchen Academy – Los Angeles, California
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Laureate International Universities- parent company of Walden University
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Lincoln Tech – multiple locations; not to be confused with Lincoln University
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Los Angeles Film School – Los Angeles, California
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Mandl School – Manhattan, New York
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McCann School of Business and Technology – multiple locations
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Mildred Elley – multiple locations
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Miller-Motte – multiple locations
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Monroe College – multiple locations
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Mountain West College – Salt Lake City, Utah
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National American University – multiple campuses, including Mall of America not to be confused with American University
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National College – multiple U.S. locations
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National Institute of Technology (United States) - now Everest Institute – multiple locations; not to be confused with National Institutes of Technology in India
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National Paralegal College – Phoenix, Arizona
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National University College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
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Neumont University – multiple locations
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NewSchool of Architecture and Design – San Diego, California; not to be confused with The New School
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Northwestern College - Chicago, Illinois; not to be confused with Northwestern University
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Ohio Business College – multiple locations
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Olympia Career Training Institute – multiple locations, now Everest College
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Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – a subsidiary of Quad Partners
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Parks College – multiple locations
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Pennco Tech – multiple locations
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Pima Medical Institute – multiple locations
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Pinnacle Career Institute – Kansas, multiple locations
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Pioneer Pacific College – multiple locations in Oregon
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Pittsburgh Technical Institute – Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Platt College - Southern California multiple locations, Anaheim, Riverside, Ontario, Alhambra, San Diego, Colorado
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Ponce Paramedical College Inc – multiple locations, Puerto Rico
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Porter and Chester Institute – Connecticut, Massachusetts
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Post University – Connecticut, not to be confused with LIU Post
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Potomac College – Washington,D.C. area, now the University of the Potomac
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Provo College - Provo, Utah
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Rasmussen College – multiple locations
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Redstone College - Colorado, a division of Alta Colleges
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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, Colorado
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Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Parker, Colorado
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SAE Institute – formerly the School of Audio Engineering
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San Joaquin Valley College – California, multiple locations
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Schiller International University – multiple locations
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School of Nursing and Health Sciences – multiple locations, a subsidiary of ITT Education
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School of Visual Arts – New York City
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South College – Knoxville, Tennessee
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South University – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South
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Southern Careers Institute – Texas, multiple locations
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Southern States University – California
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Southern Technical Institute – formerly Florida Medical Prep; three locations in Florida
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Southwestern College – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southwestern University or Lincoln University
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Specs Howard School of Media Arts – Michigan
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Spencerian College – Kentucky, multiple locations; to merge into Sullivan University in 2018
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Stevens-Henager College – Utah
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Stratford University – multiple locations
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Strayer University – multiple locations
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Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations
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Suncoast College of Health – Bradenton Florida, Brandon Florida
Closed
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Allied American University – Laguna Hills, California, closed 2016
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Allied College – Maryland Heights, Missouri and Fenton, Missouri, closed
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Anthem College – multiple locations, closed in 2014
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Anthem Institute – formerly the Chubb Institute; multiple locations, closed 2014
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Ashmead College – multiple locations, closed
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ATI Enterprises – campuses in Arizona, Florida, and Texas, closed
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Banner College – Arlington, Virginia, closed
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Banner Institute – Chicago, closed
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Briarcliffe College – Long Island, New York; a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
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Brooks College – California, closed in 2008
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Brooks Institute of Photography – multiple locations, closed in 2016
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Brown College – Mendota Heights, Minnesota; not to be confused with Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island
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Brown Mackie College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, closed in 2017
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Bryman College – multiple locations; not to be confused with The Bryman School in Arizona, closed in 2014
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Career Colleges of America – California, closed in 2014
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Collins College – Phoenix, Arizona area
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Charlotte School of Law – subsidiary of InfiLaw System
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Court Reporting Institute – St. Louis, MO and Dallas, TX
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Le Cordon Bleu – multiple locations, subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closing 2017
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Crown College – Tacoma, Washington; lost accreditation in 2007 and closed
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Daniel Webster College – Nashua, New Hampshire, subsidiary of ITT Educational Services, closed 2017
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Decker College - 2002
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Drake College of Business – New Jersey; closed 2015
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Eagle Gate College – Utah; closed 2015
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Everest College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, closed 2015
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Everest Institute – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, closed 2015
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Erie Business Center – Erie, Pennsylvania, closed 2014
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FastTrain College – Florida, closed in 2014 after FBI raid[3]
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Gibbs College – multiple locations; closed 2009
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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
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Harrington College of Design – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; closed 2016
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Heald College – multiple locations, a subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges; closed 2015
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High-Tech Institute – multiple locations, closed
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Illinois School of Health Centers – Chicago, Illinois, closed 2015
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International Academy of Design and Technology – multiple locations - consolidated with Sanford-Brown, then closed
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ITT Technical Institute – all locations (closed September 6, 2016)
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Kee Business College – multiple locations in Virginia, subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
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King's College - Charlotte, North Carolina (closed December 2018)
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Lighthouse College – closed 2015
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Metro Business College – closed 2015
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Miami-Jacobs Career College – closed 2016[4]
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Missouri College – a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation, closed 2016
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Mount Washington College – multiple locations in New Hampshire, closed 2016
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McNally Smith College of Music – Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Oregon Polytechnic Institute - closed 6/28/1996
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Sanford-Brown College – multiple locations; subsidiary of Career Education Corporation; not to be confused with either Stanford University or Samford University;closed 2016
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Southwest Florida College Tampa, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, Bonita Springs, closed
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Springfield College – Springfield, Missouri; not to be confused with Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, changed name to Everest College, closed in 2015
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Star Career Academy – Berlin, New Jersey, closed in 2016
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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[
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Trump University – New York City, New York; closed 2010
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University of Southernmost Florida – closed 2015
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Victory University – Memphis, Tennessee; closed in 2014
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Video Technical Institute - Bell Gardens, CA
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Westwood College – multiple locations; closed 2016
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Wright Career College – multiple locations; closed 2016
Outside the United States
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AMA Computer University – Quezon City, Philippines
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Akademie Deutsche POP – multiple locations in Germany
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Anhembi Morumbi University – São Paulo, Brazil
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Arden University – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[5]
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BPP University – United Kingdom (part of Apollo Education Group).[6]
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Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth – India
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Institute of Banking and Commerce – Puerto Rico
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London School of Business and Finance – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[5]
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Multimedia University – multiple locations in Malaysia
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Nyenrode Business University – Breukelen, Netherlands
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Rai University – India
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Regenesys Business School – Sandton, South Africa
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Ross University – Ross University School of Medicine in Picard, Dominica; Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in Saint Kitts
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St. George's University – Grenada; includes medical school, school of veterinary medicine, and other programs
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St Patrick's College, London – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[5]
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Taylor's University – multiple locations in Malaysia
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Trinity School of Medicine - St. Vincent and Grenadines
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Universidad Europea de Madrid – Madrid, Spain
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University of Medicine and Health Sciences - Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Caribbean
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University of the Latin American Educational Center – Rosario, Argentina
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University of Law – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).[5]
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.[7][8][9]
Distance education (online)
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American College of Technology – online distance education, based in St. Joseph, Missouri
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American Public University System – includes the American Military University and American Public University; distance education; offices in Charles Town, West Virginia, and Manassas, Virginia
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American Sentinel University – distance education, based in Denver, Colorado
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Ashworth College – online, based in Norcross, Georgia
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Aspen University – online, based in Denver, Colorado
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California InterContinental University – online, based in Diamond Bar, California
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California Southern University – online; not to be confused with The University of Southern California
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Capella University – online
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Concord Law School – online, a subsidiary of Kaplan
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Grantham University – online
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New Charter University – formerly Andrew Jackson University; distance education; based in Hoover, Alabama
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Northcentral University – online
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Setanta College – online
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Trident University International – formerly TUI University, formerly Touro University International; online
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University of Atlanta – distance education only; not to be confused with Atlanta University Center or Clark Atlanta University
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University of Liverpool - distance education only, a division of Laureate Education
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University of the Potomac – distance education offices in Washington, D.C., and Vienna, Virginia with remote administration offices as well
