| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | For-profit education |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Defunct | December 7, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, US |
Key people | Stu Reed, President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Boehm, Chief Financial Officer |
| Owner | Willis Stein & Partners |
| Website | http://www.ecacolleges.com/ |
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 began on December 7.[1]