Brown Mackie College

Brown Mackie College
Brown Mackie College logo
TypePrivate for-profit college system
Active1892 (1892)–2017 (2017) (124–125 years)
PresidentDanny Finuf (1995–2016)
Students7,773 (2016)[1]
Location
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
,
United States
Websitebrownmackie.edu

Brown Mackie College was a private for-profit college system in the United States. The colleges offered bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and certificates in programs including early childhood education, information technology, health sciences, and legal studies. Brown Mackie's schools were most recently owned by Education Management Corporation (EDMC).

In 2016, 22 of 27 Brown Mackie campuses closed as Brown Mackie's parent company faced major legal and financial problems related to consumer fraud.[1][2][3][4][5] The Akron campus was closed in September 2016 and the remaining campuses were sold to the Dream Center Foundation in 2017.[3][6]

Several Brown Mackie colleges were nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which subsequently lost its accreditation power.[7]

  1. ^ a b Smith, Ashley A. (2016-06-15). "Ever-Shrinking For-Profit". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  2. ^ Fleisher, Chris (2015-01-12). "Brown Mackie College in Kentucky stops accepting students as EDMC moves to close campus". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Ashley A. (2017-03-06). "New Nonprofit Owner for EDMC". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ US Department of Justice (2015-11-16). "For-Profit College Company to Pay $95.5 Million to Settle Claims of Illegal Recruiting, Consumer Fraud and Other Violations". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  5. ^ "Brown Mackie legal complaint". tucson.com. 2015-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  6. ^ Kiska, Paul (2017-09-02). "College closing leaves students in limbo, worried about how they will finish their degrees". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ Thomasan, Andy (2016-09-22). "Education Dept. Revokes Recognition of Embattled Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-09.