Tag: Education Management Corp.

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Certain For-profit Colleges Leave Veterans in a Bind

Certain for-profit colleges have targeted veterans’ GI Bill dollars and have sold them worthless degrees.

October 25, 2017

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Beleaguered For-profit EDMC Still Seeking Financial Way Out

Earlier this month, a regional accrediting agency blocked the Education Management Corp.’s plan to sell the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh to a Los Angeles nonprofit.

July 20, 2017

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Education Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of Workforce

PITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]

June 23, 2016