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Brightwood College, formerly Kaplan College, was a system of for-profit colleges in the United States, owned and operated by Education Corporation of America. Main qualifications offered included health, business, criminal justice, information technology, nursing and professional training (trades) programs. [1] On December 5, 2018, Brightwood's parent company, Education Corporation of America ...
Education Corporation of America, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was a privately held company that operated proprietary colleges across the United States. Included were three schools with 31 campuses, plus one online school and four affiliated businesses. The schools abruptly announced their closing before next semester, after ECA was denied accreditation on December 4, 2018. Closings ...
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCi) was a for-profit post-secondary education company in North America. Its subsidiaries offered career-oriented diploma and degree programs in health care, business, criminal justice, transportation technology and maintenance, construction trades, and information technology. [1] A remnant of the schools was owned by ...
Kaplan University ( KU) was a private online for-profit university owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. It was predominantly a distance learning institution, maintaining 14 ground locations across the United States. The university was named in honor of Stanley H. Kaplan, [3] who founded Kaplan Test Prep. [4] It was regionally accredited by the Higher Learning ...
History[edit] Kaplan College is a postsecondary institution providing career-focused education programs. In 2000, Kaplan, Inc. launched its higher education focus with the acquisition of Quest Education Corp. (now known as Kaplan Higher Education). The Davenport, Iowa-based Quest College was the first campus to change its name to Kaplan College.
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.
A statement on ECA's student information page announced the December 2018 closure of its campuses, including those operating as Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute, Ecotech Institute, Golf Academy of America and Virginia College.
Community colleges. In 1968, following the Pentagon's controversial closing of the Springfield Armory, Springfielders founded Springfield Technical Community College on 35 acres (14.2 ha) behind the Springfield Armory National Park. Springfield Technical Community College is the only polytechnic community college in Massachusetts, and was ...