List of for-profit universities and colleges

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, Ohio
• Bradford School – 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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 – 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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 – As of 2018, the school has only one campus

  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.
• BPP University – United Kingdom.
• Cyprus College – Nicosia, Cyprus
• Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth – India
• London School of Business and Finance – United Kingdom.
• 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.
• 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.

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
• 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
• 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
• Kee Business College – multiple locations in Virginia, subsidiary of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
• King's College – Charlotte, North Carolina
• Miami-Jacobs Career College – closed 2016
• 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 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
• Concord Law School – online, part of Purdue University Global
• Keiser University
• Kendall College – Chicago, Illinois, formerly owned by Laureate Education, purchased by National Louis University in 2018.
• Purdue University Global- formerly Kaplan University
• South University
• Southern New Hampshire University

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

• Argosy University