STATE BOARD OF CAREER COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS Annual Report

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1 STATE BOARD OF CAREER COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS 2008 Annual Report

2 STATE BOARD OF CAREER COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS 35 East Gay Street, Suite 403, Columbus, OH (614) Fax (614) Toll Free (877) Website: Honorable Governor Ted Strickland; Members of the General Assembly; Administrators of Registered Schools: This report is filed in compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections and (N). We attest that the information contained herein is an accurate reflection of the activities of this State Board of Career Colleges and Schools (formerly known as the State Board of Proprietary School Registration), as well as the career colleges and schools registered by the Board, during fiscal year This is the 34 th Annual Report produced by this Board. Ohio has one of the largest career education systems in the country. The State Board of Career Colleges and Schools is responsible for monitoring and regulating approximately 291 for-profit and non-profit private career colleges and schools in the State of Ohio. During fiscal year 2008, these private career schools educated over 70,000 students in 1,900 programs approved by this Board. The State Board of Career Colleges and Schools continues to work to assure that career education succeeds for the citizens of Ohio. It is our hope that this Annual Report will provide insight for the citizens of Ohio about the significant, positive contributions of private career colleges and schools in Ohio. On behalf of the State Board Career Colleges and Schools, we hope that you will find our Annual Report informative and enlightening. Respectfully submitted, Kenneth Searfoss Kenneth Searfoss, Chairperson John Ware John Ware, Executive Director

3 BOARD AND STAFF OF THE STATE BOARD OF CAREER COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS BOARD MEMBERS DR. KENNETH SEARFOSS, Chair Public Member Toledo, Ohio DR. JEROME BROCKWAY Public Member Ashtabula, Ohio MR. DENNIS BARTELS School Representative Columbus, Ohio MR. KENNETH MILLER School Representative Centerville, Ohio MR. CHARLES KRAMER School Representative Cleveland, Ohio DR. STEVEN PUCKETT Ohio Dept. of Education Columbus, Ohio (VACANT) Ohio Board of Regents Columbus, Ohio (VACANT) Student Representative STAFF MR. JOHN WARE Executive Director MS. RUTH MYERS Administrative Assistant MS. LAURA ESSMAN Executive Secretary MS. KIMBERLY STEIN Investigator EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT/EVALUATORS MS. JEAN BASINGER Mansfield, Ohio N.E./N.W. Ohio Area DR. DONALD NEFF Powell, Ohio Central/Southeast Ohio Area DR. HAROLD BROWN Hilliard, Ohio Curriculum Specialist MR. TIMOTHY BOYLAN Lorain, Ohio Cleveland Ohio Area DR. RICHARD BRUBAKER Dayton, Ohio Southwest Ohio Area Board and Staff as of 9/1/08 3

4 I. Introduction The State Board Career Colleges and Schools ( Board ) was created by the Ohio Legislature in In 1989, significant legislative changes gave the Board more regulatory authority over career colleges and schools (private, for-profit, postsecondary) in Ohio. It also changed the composition of the Board to include more representatives from the public and it increased the number and responsibilities of its field staff. In recent years, increased oversight by the Board, as well as by national accrediting agencies and the United States Department of Education, has resulted in many changes to the career school industry. These changes resulted in a reduction of schools registered with the Board during the period However, the number of registered schools began increasing again after Those numbers are reflected in Chart 1 below. Chart 1 Number of Registered Schools Number of Schools Year In addition to an increase in the number of schools, the number of enrolled students has also increased steadily over the last 6 years as illustrated by Table 1 below. Table 1: Total Number of Ohio Students Attending Ohio Career Colleges and Schools Students Total Students 48,656 50,661 55,861 59,016 61,629 63,453 70,426 4

5 II. General Information about the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools A. Board Responsibilities The Board s general responsibilities include: 1. Maintaining the viability of registered schools through oversight of their programs and curricula along with their business practices, including advertising and recruiting. 2. Monitoring schools that provide educational and related services to a population of students who might not be served in the non-profit or public sector. 3. Protecting reputable schools from unfair competitive practices of unscrupulous school operators and their representatives. 4. Protecting the investment of students who have paid for education and training services. 5. Protecting the citizens of Ohio from fraudulent and unscrupulous school operators and their representatives. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Board s goals are to offer help, encouragement, and guidance to registered schools so that those Ohioans who choose them will be assured of quality education and training. In that process, the Board strives to uniformly deliver a consistent, fair, and equitable administration of its responsibilities in order to encourage maximum performance, which leads to gainful employment or career enhancement for each graduate of an Ohio career school. This Annual Report is testimony to the positive impact of Ohio s career colleges and schools. The Board is proud of its role in the regulation of this important post-secondary sector. It feels strongly that, with their continued cooperation, Ohioans can remain assured that their investment in a career college or school is one on which they can depend. 5

6 B. The Board Structure The organizational structure and composition of the Board is established by Section of the Ohio Revised Code, and the membership consists of the following: 1. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction or an Assistant Superintendent designated by the Superintendent; During Fiscal Year ( FY ) 2008, Dr. Steven Puckett, Assistant Superintendent for the Ohio Department of Education, served in this capacity. 2. The Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents or a Vice Chancellor designated by the Chancellor; $ During FY 2008, this position was vacant. 3. Six members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, including: a. Three of the members must be representatives from vocational and technical schools: $ During FY 2008, Mr. Charles Kramer of Educational Management Services, Inc, Mr. Ken Miller of Trumbull Business College, and Mr. Dennis Bartels of Bradford College served as appointed school representatives. b. Two public members without affiliation to regulated schools; $ During FY 2008 Dr. Kenneth Searfoss from Toledo, Ms. Linda Hanaway from Dayton (resigned 12/2007), and Dr. Jerome Brockway from Ashtabula (appointned 1/2008) served as the Board's public members. c. One non-voting member who has graduated from a regulated school with a Baccalaureate or an Associate Degree, during the past five years. $ During FY 2008, this position was vacant. 6

7 C. Board Statutory Responsibilities Ohio Revised Code Sections through require that the Board: 1. Establish minimum standards for the regulation and operation of registered schools, including but not necessarily limited to standards to insure school financial stability. 2. Issue certificates of registration and program authorization to registered schools. 3. Suspend or revoke the certificates of registration or program authorization under certain conditions. 4. Establish minimum standards for certificate, diploma, and degree programs offered by registered schools. 5. Grant permits to agents and/or suspend or revoke an agent s permit. 6. Establish minimum standards for agents, including a code of ethics. 7. Monitor recruitment and admission practices of schools to ensure compliance with the law and the rules of the Board. 8. Adopt rules requiring all schools to provide applicant students, prior to signing an enrollment agreement, written information concerning obligations on the part of any student obtaining a grant or loan, the school s placement rates for each of the preceding three years, and other information the Board deems pertinent. 9. Adopt a rule requiring all schools to include, in the enrollment agreement, notice that the student may direct any problems he/she is having with the school, or complaints he/she has about the school, to the Board. 10. Adopt a rule requiring a uniform tuition refund policy. 11. Adopt a rule establishing minimum standards for all faculty and instructional staff in all instructional programs at a school. 12. Report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on the activities of the Board and career colleges and schools and make legislative recommendations when necessary to enable the Board to better serve the student population and the schools registered with the Board. 7

8 III. Overview of Significant Board Activities for Fiscal Year 2008 During Fiscal Year 2008, the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools continued to move forward with many of the initiatives contained in the Board s five year strategic plan. Some of the significant changes and other activities that took place during FY 2008 included: School Oversight The Board and its staff continued to carry out its statutory oversight duties by taking the following actions during FY 2008:! Issued 1037 Agent Permits! Approved 39 New Schools! Approved 394 New Program, Degrees and Majors! Renewed 130 Schools! Renewed 808 Programs and Degrees! Approved 16 Learning Centers! Approved 49 Program Name Changes and Revisions! Approved 27 New School Directors Many of these Board actions required on-site visits by consultants and staff and, as a result, the Board s staff and consultants made over 250 site visits to various schools throughout the state during FY Administrative Rule Changes During FY 2008 the Board conducted a review of the following six (6) Administrative Rules: Rule # Rule # Rule # Rule # Rule # Rule # Distance education programs Student enrollment polices and practices Tuition and fees Disciplinary action involving agents Completion and placement Off campus learning centers These rules were subject to review by the Board s rules review committee and the proposed changes were preliminarily approved by the Board at its September 26, 2007 meeting. The final rule changes were approved by the Board following a public hearing at the Board s January 30, 2008 meeting. The rules were presented to JCARR at its February 19, 2008 meeting and were effective on June 1,

9 IV. Data Analysis for Fiscal Year 2008 Contained below is a report and analysis of the data accumulated by the Board for Fiscal Year This information is presented in an attempt to accurately track the activities of the Board as well as the activities of the schools registered by the Board. The cumulative school data has been compiled from an analysis of the annual reports submitted by each school registered by the Board. A. Registered Schools During FY 2008 there were 282 schools registered with the Board. In addition, the Board registered 33 learning centers. These numbers can be compared with previous years in Table 2 below. TABLE 2: Total Number of Registered Schools Fiscal Year Number of Schools Number of Learning Centers Of the 291 institutions registered with the State Board during FY 2008, 148 were accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education. The following table is a breakdown of these accredited schools, and their accrediting agency. TABLE 3: Accredited Schools Number of Schools ACCSCT ACICS ABHES REGIONAL DETC ACCET

10 B. School and College Programs and Student Enrollment Pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code Section , the schools and colleges regulated by the Board offer four types of registered instructional programs that can range in length from a few days to over four years: 1. Certificate Program means generally one or more technical courses usually completed in one to twenty-six weeks, normally with a single skill objective. 2. Diploma Program means a program of instruction offering technical and basic course work. The program generally ranges in length from six hundred to fifteen hundred clock hours; or more than forty but less than ninety quarter credit hours; or more than twenty-seven but less than sixty semester hours. 3. Associate Degree Program means a group of technical, basic, and general education courses which full-time students may complete in a minimum of two academic years, six to eight academic quarters, or four semesters. 4. Advanced Degree Program means a program of instruction at the baccalaureate, masters or doctorate level of instruction that is approved by the Ohio Board of Regents pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section During FY 2008, Ohio s career colleges and schools offered a total of 1,404 programs. A breakdown of those programs is contained in Table 4 below. TABLE 4: Programs Offered by Ohio Career Colleges and Schools Programs Advanced Degree Associate Degree Diploma Certificate Total Programs 952 1,104 1,154 1,318 1,332 1,306 1,404 10

11 In addition to Ohio based schools, the Board also registers approximately 45 schools that are located out-of-state, but that have registered agents recruiting in Ohio. Table 5 below lists the number of programs (1,971) offered by both in-state and registered out-of-state schools. TABLE 5: FY 2008 Programs Offered by All Registered Colleges and Schools Programs In-State Out-of-State Total Degree Level Diploma Level Certificate Level Total Programs 1, ,971 During FY 2008, registered career colleges and schools enrolled 75,848 students in programs approved by the Board. Table 6 shows a breakdown of students enrolled at each program level. TABLE 6: Number of Students Enrolled in Programs Offered by Registered Schools Programs In-State Out-of- State Total Degree Programs 34,018 3,336 37,354 Diploma Programs 26,348 1,781 28,129 Certificate Programs 10, ,365 Total All Programs 70,426 5,422 75,848 Over the past seven (7) years there has also been a significant increase in the number of students enrolled in associate degree level programs as shown by Table 7. TABLE 7: Total Number of Students Enrolled in Associate Degree Programs in Ohio Students Associate Degree Level Students 18,169 19,626 23,217 26,507 26,960 29,513 34,018 11

12 C. Employment After Graduation Placement statistics compiled in this report indicate that 81% of the individuals who complete their education find employment following their graduation. Ohio s career colleges and schools have been of great assistance in helping unemployed adults to find jobs. Some of the schools work closely with government agencies like WIA and Vocational Rehabilitation, and in some cases, employers, to assist in paying the cost of these training programs. Through this effort, career colleges and schools are removing some people from public assistance and once again making them taxpayers. The following table indicates the general placement activities of the schools registered with the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. TABLE 8: Employment Statistics Type of Program Degree Programs Diploma Programs Certificate Programs Total All Programs Total Number of Students 37,354 28,129 10,365 75,848 Completions 5,660 8,608 7,421 21,689 Employed Related 3,772 5,441 4,317 13,530 Employed Un-Related ,009 Not Employed 972 1, ,123 Not Available for Placement 725 1,260 2,052 4,037 Placement Rate 80% 79% 88% 81% 12

13 D. School Employees Another part of the economic impact of registered schools is the employment the schools provide for Ohioans. During FY 2008, career colleges and schools provided employment for 7,034 Ohio citizens with total wages of over $160,000,000. School employees can be categorized as Administrative, Faculty, Professional, and Other (general support staff). The following table provides a picture of employees that are employed to operate and teach in the schools that are registered with the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. TABLE 9: FY 2008 School Employees Full-Time Employees Part-Time Employees Administrative 589 Administrative 60 Instructional 1,167 Instructional 3,013 Professional 930 Professional 109 Agent 598 Agent 58 Other 289 Other 221 TOTAL 3,573 TOTAL 3,461 13

14 E. Economic Impact on Ohio TABLE 10: Economic Impact Year Number of Schools Total Annual Wages Paid Gross School Income Gross School Expenditures $123,755,860 $369,183,581 $290,241, $139,843,110 $422,150,614 $335,418, $160,830,067 $499,726,134 $382,603,136 Ohio s 291 registered career colleges and schools provided education and training to over 70,000 students during FY Over 20,000 students graduated during the period. The schools are a positive, economic asset to the State, both as businesses and as educational institutions for several reasons. First, career college and school graduates make a continuing contribution to the economy because of their improved productivity. Graduates of these institutions have higher personal incomes and pay more taxes. Second, career colleges and schools are businesses that pay salaries, buy goods and services from other businesses and pay taxes to the local, state and federal government. The well-established model developed by the American Council on Education indicates that, for colleges and universities, every dollar in total operating expenditures generates approximately $1.20 of local economic activity after taking a "multiplier" of expenditure cycles into account. 1 Using this calculation we can estimate that career colleges and schools in Ohio generated more than $450 million of local economic activity during FY We can also estimate using these same calculations that these schools contributed more than $37 million as institutions in taxes to support the local, state, and federal government. (This figure excludes income taxes paid by employees on their salaries.) Finally, using calculations derived from a recent economic study of private schools in California, we can estimate the total additional education costs that Ohio would incur if career colleges and schools did not exist and other public and private institutions were forced to absorb the students currently attending these schools. Using the calculations from the California study, we estimate that it would have been necessary for the state to appropriate an additional $75 million for higher education during FY 2008 to cover the costs of educating students currently attending Ohio s career colleges and schools. 1 See Hodgin, Robert "Estimating the Impact of a College or University on the Local Economy". American Council on Education, October

15 V. Fiscal Analysis of Board Activities A. Revenue and Expenditures The Board s revenue is generated from fee schedules adopted and approved by the Board. The following table shows a four-year comparison of revenue and expenditures. TABLE 11 Fiscal Year Earned Revenue $628,287 $568,819 $686,624 $646,945 Expenditures $415,728 $481,829 $494,724 $496,950 Excess Revenue 212,559 86, , ,995 Following a statutory change that was effective at the beginning of FY 2004, the Board no longer receives GRF funding and became essentially self-funded. All Board revenue is now deposited in a rotary fund (the 4K9 fund) and all Board expenditures derive from that fund as well. The following Chart shows a breakdown of the $646,945 of revenue generated by the Board during FY 2008: Chart 2 FY 2008 Board Fee Revenue $389,525 $18,195 $129,750 $109,475 Agent Fees School Fees Program Fees Misc. Fees 15

16 VI. Division of Investigation and School Compliance The following report is intended to provide an overview of investigative activity initiated by the Division of Investigation and School Compliance during FY The report contains statistical data regarding the volume of complaints and an outline of public action taken by the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. Complaints are broken down as follows: 1. Student Complaints 2. Non-Registered Schools 3. Investigative Inquiries In addition to these categories, the Division of Investigation and School Compliance, is also responsible for public information requests and assisting in responding to general correspondence and other inquiries received by the Board. The number of student complaints remained fairly consistent during the period from FY , however, the number of student complaints has increased the past three years. The increase in complaints in FY can be attributed mainly to an increasing numbers of schools and programs. That number of student complaints for each year is listed in the chart below. Chart 3 Number of Student Complaints Numer of Complaints Year 16

17 A. FY 2008 Statistical Data During FY 2008, the Division of Investigation and School Compliance initiated a total of 79 cases, categorized as follows: TABLE 12 Fiscal Year Student Complaints Non-Registered Schools Inquiries Total The number of total complaints received in FY 2008 is consistent with previous years and the complaints, for the most part, represented isolated problems between individual students and schools. Most complaints are normally resolved by achieving voluntary compliance from the schools. The nature of the student complaints, which were received in FY 2008, can be broken down into the following general headings: TABLE 13 Allegation Number of Complaints Poor quality of education 17 Failure to make a proper refund 7 Unfair school administrative policies 17 Financial aid problems 8 Involuntary dismissal issues 4 Admissions problems 5 17

18 The 11 non-registered schools that were reported in FY 2008 can be broken down as follows by programs offered: TABLE 14 Type of Program Number of Cases Modeling 2 Healthcare 4 Miscellaneous-Other 5 Inquiries, which are preliminary investigations initiated by the Board under the authority of Section (D) of the Revised Code, but that are not student complaints, involve the following types of cases: TABLE 15 Nature of Complaint Number of Cases Advertising or recruitment issues 6 Other issues 4 For more detailed information about specific complaints, please contact the Board offices. 18

19 VII. Student Tuition Recovery Authority A. General Responsibility The Student Tuition Recovery Authority ("STRA") and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund ( STRF ) came into existence in The purpose of the Authority is to protect students of any school registered by the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools from tuition loss for the term as a result of a school closure. The STRA disburses monetary awards from the STRF to students who were enrolled in institutions that went out of business and did not return to those students their pre-paid tuition or provide a means of completing their program of instruction up to the amount of their pre-paid tuition. The STRA consists of five members (2 ex-officio): 1. The Executive Director of the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools; 2. The Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Career Colleges and Schools; 3. The Treasurer of the State or his/her designee; 4. The Chairman of the Senate Committee that primarily deals with education (ex-officio member); and 5. The Chairman of the Committee of the House of Representatives that primarily deals with education (ex-officio member). Each registered school is required to pay an annual assessment into the STRF, based on each school s prior year s gross tuition receipts. The State Board of Career Colleges and Schools has the responsibility to collect these funds and may pursue any lawful means of assuring that students of any school registered by the Board do not suffer tuition loss as a result of a business failure or other default of a school. B. Fiscal Year 2008 Activity During FY 2008, the STRA paid approved student claims in the amount of $4,150. The total balance contained in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund at the end of FY 2008 was $1,449,

20 APPENDICES 1. Appendix A-1: A listing of all school and colleges in alpha order. 2. Appendix A-2: A geographical listing of all Ohio Schools by county. APPENDIX A-1 Currently Registered Schools and Colleges (as of 9/1/08) School Name Address City State Zip ABC Bartending School 1505 Bethel Road, Suite 101 Columbus OH Academy of Court Reporting 2930 W. Market Street Akron OH Academy of Court Reporting 2044 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH Academy of Court Reporting 630 Main Street, 2nd Floor Cincinnati OH Academy of Court Reporting 150 E. Gay Street, 15th Floor Columbus OH Academy of Court Reporting (LC) 2950 W. Market Street Akron OH Academy of Dental Assisting LLC 7000 Houston Road, Bdg 100, Ste 6 Florence KY Academy of Dental Assisting LLC Montgomery Road Cincinnati OH Academy of Technical Studies 1946 N. 13th St., Suite 492 Toledo OH Accelerated Dental Assisting School 602 Main Street, Suite 315 Cincinnati OH of America ACRT Urban Forestry Training 1333 Home Avenue Akron OH Akron Institute of Herzing College 1600 S. Arlington Street Akron OH Akron Testing Laboratory & Welding 1171 Wooster Road North Barberton OH School Alexandria School Miles Road, Suite P Solon OH ALG Computer Training Center Bainbridge Road Solon OH Al-Win Training 485 Glade Run Rd. SE West Jefferson OH American Air Conditioning Academy Broadway Maple Heights OH American Center for Conflict Lake Avenue, Suite 3A&B Lakewood OH Resolution Institute American Home Inspectors Training 303 Carroll Street Akron OH American Inst. of Alternative Medicine 6685 Doubletree Ave. Columbus OH American School of Technology 2100 Morse Rd., Building 4599 Columbus OH Anthem College 1515 E. Indian School Road Phoenix AZ Antonelli College 124 E. Seventh St. Cincinnati OH Antonelli College (LC) 721 Main Street Cincinnati OH Art Institute of Cincinnati 1171 E. Kemper Road Cincinnati OH Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati 8845 Governor's Hill Drive Cincinnati OH

21 School Name Address City State Zip Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati (LC) 8805 Governor's Hill, Suite 300 & 310 Cincinnati OH Art Institute of Pittsburgh 420 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh PA Art Instruction School 3400 Technology Drive Minneapolis MN Art's School of Taxidermy 3172 W. 48th St. Cleveland OH Associated Training Services of 2323 Performance Parkway Columbus OH Ohio, LLC At Home Professions 2001 Lowe St. Ft. Collins CO ATS Institute of Technology 325 Alpha Park Highland Heights OH Babbage-Simmel 2300 W. 5th Avenue Columbus OH Baran Institute of Technology 97 Newberry Road East Windsor CT Barbizon Midwest - Cincinnati Luschek Drive Cincinnati OH Barbizon Midwest - Dayton 31 Prestige Plaza Drive Miamisburg OH Barbizon Midwest-Columbus 7007 N. High Street Columbus OH Barbizon of Northeastern Ohio 750 Resource Dr. #200 Brooklyn Heights OH Barbizon of Northeastern Ohio (LC) Fremont Pike Perrysburg OH Barbizon School of Akron 3296 West Market Street Akron OH Beachland Technology Group 5309 Fleet Avenue Cleveland OH Beckfield College 225 Pictoria Drive Springdale OH Blanchard Valley Academy of 1710 Crystal Avenue Findlay OH Massage Therapy Bohecker College 653 Enterprise Parkway Ravenna OH Bohecker College-Cincinnati Chester Road, Suite 200 Cincinnati OH Bohecker College-Columbus 4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 240 Westerville OH Bradford School 2469 Stelzer Road Columbus OH Bradford School 125 W. Station Square Drive, Suite Pittsburgh PA Bradford School (LC) Lifestyle Blvd. Columbus OH Brighton College 1737 Georgetown Road, Suite G Hudson OH Brown Mackie College - Akron 755 White Pond Drive Akron OH Brown Mackie College - Cincinnati 1011 Glendale-Milford Rd. Cincinnati OH Brown Mackie College Cincinnati 1600 Glendale Milford Road Cincinnati OH (LC) Brown Mackie College - Findlay 1700 Fostoria Ave., Ste. 100 Findlay OH Brown Mackie College - N. Canton 4300 Munson Street Canton OH Brown Mackie College - Northern 309 Buttermilk Pike Ft. Mitchell KY Kentucky Brown Mackie College-Akron (LC) 388 South Main Street, Suite 330 Akron OH Building Trades Institute 459 Orange Point Drive, Suite F Lewis Center OH

22 School Name Address City State Zip Capella University 225 South Sixth Street, Floor 9 Minneapolis MN Caring Hands School of Careers 1634 Central Parkway #115 Cincinnati OH Carnegie Institute of Integrative 1292 Waterloo Road Suffield OH Medicine & Massotherapy Center for Medical Services 8075 Reading Rd. 205 Cincinnati OH Chase School of Medical 5685 Hudson Industrial Pkwy, Ste. 1 Hudson OH Transcription Christ Hospital School of Perfusion 2139 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati OH Science Cincinnati Bartending School 1686 Blue Rock St. #3 Cincinnati OH Cincinnati School of Medical Massage Cornell Park Dr., Ste. 205 Cincinnati OH Cincinnati Training Terminal & 4015 Executive Park Drive, Suite 402 Cincinnati OH Services, Inc. Cleveland Bartending School 1481 Warrensville Center. Rd. 1st South Euclid OH Floor Cleveland Industrial Training Center 1311 Brookpark Road Cleveland OH Cleveland Industrial Training Center 2642 Gilchrest Road Akron OH Cleveland Institute of Dental Hopkins Rd. Mentor OH Medical Assistants Cleveland Institute of Dental Mayfield Road Lyndhurst OH Medical Assistants Cleveland Institute of Dental Prospect Avenue, 2nd Floor Cleveland OH Medical Assistants Cleveland Institute of Electronics 1776 East 17th Street Cleveland OH Cleveland Institute of Medical D Bagley Road Middleburg Hts. OH Massage Cleveland Institute of Technology 1940 E. 6th Street, 11th Floor Cleveland OH Cleveland School of Massage/Adv 6557A Cochran Road Solon OH Bodywork Institute Clip-N-Dales 2742 W. Sylvania Avenue Toledo OH Columbus City Ballet School 763 Radio Drive Lewis Center OH Community Technology Learning 243 S. Prospect Street, Suite 2 Ravenna OH Center of Portage Computer Savvy, Inc Drenick Drive Wickliffe OH Computer Workshop, Inc Post Rd., Ste. 102 Dublin OH ComputerTraining.com at Cincinnati 4600 McAuley Place, Suite 150 Blue Ash OH ComputerTraining.com at Cleveland 6393 Oaktree Blvd., Suite 130 Independence OH ComputerTraining.com at Columbus 550 Polaris Parkway, Suite 510 Columbus OH Construction Craft Academy 9760 Shepard Road Macedonia OH Construction Craft Academy 835 Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Dayton OH

23 School Name Address City State Zip Contemporary Dental Assisting 801 E. State Street Barberton OH Cornerstone Dog Grooming Academy 141 E. McPherson Highway Clyde OH Crist CDL & Heavy Equipment 8816 Harding Highway E Galion OH Training DATS of Ohio, Inc. - Springdale Princeton Pike, Suite 943 Springdale OH Campus DATS, LLC - Dental Assistant School 1523 North Market Street Troy OH DATS, LLC - Dental Assistant School 9420 Lebanon Pike Centerville OH DATS/Cleveland East Chagrin Blvd., #170 Beachwood OH David-Curtis School of Floral Design 209 N. Main St. Centerville OH Davis College 4747 Monroe St. Toledo OH Davis College (LC) 102 Summit Street Toledo OH Daymar College 1522 Sheridan Dr. Lancaster OH Daymar College 76 Carothers Road Newport KY Daymar College 504 McCarty Lane Jackson OH Daymar College 1410 Industrial Drive Chillicothe OH Daymar College 3879 Rhodes Ave. New Boston OH Dayton Academy of Dog Grooming 2405 Catalpa Drive Dayton OH Dayton School of Dental Assisting 18 Remick Blvd. Springboro OH Dayton School of Medical Massage 4457 Far Hills Avenue Dayton OH Dayton School of Medical Massage 3325 Shawnee Road Lima OH Lima Dental Assistant Pro LLC 6343 Presidential Gateway Columbus OH Dental Assistant Pro LLC 767 Columbus Avenue Lebanon OH Dental Assistants Academy of 784 E. Main Street Lancaster OH Ohio, LLC Dental Auxiliary Training Academy 1211 Nilles Road Fairfield OH of SW Ohio Dental Careers Foundation 60 Marwood Circle Boardman OH Diagnostic Imaging Technical 6864 Cochran Road Solon OH Education Center (DITEC) Diamond Cut Dog Grooming School 483 Medina Road, Rte. 18 Medina OH Dog-N-Suds Pet Grooming & School 643 W. Liberty Street Medina OH Drouhard National Jewelers' School 2236 S. Main Street Mansfield OH East Akron Community House- 550 South Arlington Street Akron OH Urban Training Center 23

24 School Name Address City State Zip Elite Welding Academy 9740 Near Drive Cincinnati OH Elm Street Computer Training 939 Elm Street Youngstown OH Center English Nanny & Governess School South Franklin Street Chagrin Falls OH Erie Business Center 246 West Ninth Street Erie PA Erie Institute of Technology 940 Millcreek Mall Erie PA ETI Technical College of Niles 2076 Youngstown Warren Rd. Niles OH Everest Institute 825 Tech Center Drive Gahanna OH Filer's Florist Inc Smith Road Middleburg Hts. OH Franklinton Career & Technology 1196 W. Broad Street Columbus OH Center Franklinton Career & Technology 1200 W. Broad Street Columbus OH Center (LC) Franklinton Career & Technology 2300 Briggs Road Columbus OH Center (LC) Fur on the Floor 531 Shepherd Road Xenia OH Galen College of Nursing 100 E-Business Way, Suite 200 Cincinnati, OH Gallipolis Career College 1176 Jackson Pike, Suite 312 Gallipolis OH Goodwill Training & Employment 2295 E. 55th Street Cleveland OH Center Great Lakes Health Institute 5555 Mayfield Road Lyndhurst OH Great Lakes Health Institute (LC) 6025 Kruse Drive, Suite 100 Solon OH Great Lakes Institute of Technology 5100 Peach Street Erie PA Hamrick School 1156 Medina Road Medina OH Hamrick School (LC) 1156 Medina Road (separate building) Medina OH Harmony Path School of Massage Center Ridge Road, Suite 201 Rocky River OH Therapy Healing Arts Institute 340 Three Meadows Drive Perrysburg OH High Tech Institute 3710 Maquire Blvd. Orlando FL Hixson's School of Floral Design Detroit Ave. Lakewood OH Hobart Institute of Welding 400 Trade Square East Troy OH Technology Hondros College 4140 Executive Parkway Westerville OH Hondros College 4605 Duke Drive, Suite 115 Mason OH Hondros College 1810 Successful Drive Fairborn OH Hondros College (LC) 7410 South Avenue Boardman OH Hondros College (LC) 6135 Trust Drive, Suite 110 Holland OH Hondros College (LC) 4100 Rockside Road Independence OH

25 School Name Address City State Zip Hondros College (LC) 1505 Corporate Woods Parkway #100 Uniontown OH Hondros College (LC) 7600 Tylers Place West Chester OH Inner Office 80 Erie Street Cortland OH Institute of Therapeutic Massage, 9508 SR 65, PO Box 350 Ottawa OH Inc. Institute of Therapeutic Massage, 7 E. Main Street Leipsic OH Inc. (LC) Institute of Therapeutic Massage, 311 E. Market Street, Suite 206 Lima OH Inc. (LC) International Academy of Design 555 Grant Street, 5th Floor Pittsburgh PA and Technology International Academy of 4759 Cornell Rd., Suite D Cincinnati OH Naturopathy International Business College 5699 Coventry Lane Fort Wayne IN International College of 6 S. Smithville Rd. Dayton OH Broadcasting International College of 4765 Airway Road Dayton OH Broadcasting (LC) International Culinary Arts & 8700 Mayfield Road Chesterland OH Sciences Institute IT Certification Institute LLC 100 East Federal Street, Suite 100 Youngstown OH ITT Technical Institute 1030 N. Meridian Rd. Youngstown OH ITT Technical Institute 4700 Richmond Road Warrensville OH ITT Technical Institute 4717 Hilton Corporate Drive Heights Columbus OH ITT Technical Institute S. Sprague Strongsville OH ITT Technical Institute 3781 Park Mill Run, Suite 1 Hilliard OH ITT Technical Institute 1656 Henthorne Drive Maumee OH ITT Technical Institute 4750 Wesley Ave. Norwood OH ITT Technical Institute 2810 Dupont Commerce Court Fort Wayne IN ITT Technical Institute 3325 Stop Eight Rd. Dayton OH ITT Technical Institute Ten Parkway Center Pittsburgh PA ITT Technical Institute (LC) 1435 E. Mall Drive Holland OH ITT Technical Institute 9511 Angola Court Indianapolis IN John Casablancas Modeling and Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati OH Career Center Suite 450 John Casablancas Modeling and 256 Easton Town Center, Suite Columbus OH Career Center C212 John Robert Powers 6 East 4th Street, Suite 200 Cincinnati OH Kaplan Career Institute 8720 Brookpark Road Brooklyn Heights OH

26 School Name Address City State Zip Kaplan Career Institute ICM Campus 10 Wood Street Pittsburgh PA Kaplan College 801 Linn Street Cincinnati OH Kaplan Professional Sch/Inspection 181 W. Johnstown Road Gahanna OH Training Assoc. Lake Erie Dental Assisting Academy 2010 W. 19th Street Ashtabula OH Laurel Technical Institute 335 Boyd Drive Sharon PA Laurel Technical Institute 628 Arch Street, Suite B-105 Meadville PA Lincoln College of Technology 7225 Winston Drive #128 Indianapolis IN Lincoln College of Technology 2410 Metrocentre Blvd. West Palm Beach FL Lincoln Welding School St. Clair Ave. Cleveland OH Loxias IT Solutions Reed Hartman Highway Cincinnati OH Meadowmark School of Business 1729 Superior Ave., #152 Cleveland OH Software Medical Transcription Education 3634 W. Market St., Ste. 103 Fairlawn OH Center, Inc. Medicore 6005 Francis Avenue Cleveland OH Miami-Jacobs Career College 865 West Market Street Troy OH Miami-Jacobs Career College 875 Central Avenue Springboro OH Miami-Jacobs Career College 110 N. Patterson Blvd. Dayton OH Michigan Institute of Aviation & D St., Willow Run Airport Belleville MI Technology Modern Dental Concepts 6535 Market Avenue N, Suite 105 N. Canton OH Modern Dental Concepts (LC) 7707 Market Avenue N. N. Canton OH Motoman Technical Education Center 805 Liberty Lane W. Carrollton OH Motorcycle Technology Center 52 Grumbacher Road York PA Mr. Magic Auto Detailing Career 3606 Carnegie Avenue Cleveland OH Training NASCAR Technical Institute 220 Byers Creek Road Mooresville NC Nashville Auto Diesel College 1524 Gallatin Road Nashville TN National College 1837 Woodman Center Drive Kettering OH National College 3487 Belmont Avenue Youngstown OH National College 6871 Steger Drive Cincinnati OH National College 3855 Fishcreek Road Stow OH National Institute of Massotherapy 3681 Manchester Road, Suite 304 Akron OH

27 School Name Address City State Zip National Institute of Massotherapy (LC) Rockside Road Garfield Heights OH National Institute of Technology 2545 Bailey Road Cuyahoga Falls OH National K-9 School for Dog Trainers 221 Morrison Road Columbus OH National Personal Training Institute 5241 Wilson Mills Road, Suite 30 Richmond Heights OH National Personal Training Institute 5174 Wilson Mills Road Richmond Heights OH (LC) National Personal Training Institute 7690 New Market Center Way Columbus OH New Castle School of Trades 4164 US 422 Pulaski PA New Horizons Computer Learning 1890 Commerce Center Blvd. Fairborn OH Center New Horizons Computer Learning Techwood Circle Blue Ash OH Center New Horizons Computer Learning 6175 Shamrock Ct., Suite W Dublin OH Center New Horizons Computer Learning 1 Infinity Corporate Center Dr., Ste. Garfield Hts. OH Center 250 New Image Dental Academy 3830 Starr Center Drive #2 Canfield OH NewLife Technical Institute 114 W. Fifth Street E. Liverpool OH Northcoast Medical Training Academy 1832 SR 59 Kent OH Northeast Ohio Dental Assistant 9571 Mentor Avenue Mentor OH Academy, Inc. Northeast Ohio Dental Assisting 1565 Woodland Avenue Warren OH School Northwest Academy of Massotherapy 370 Osage Drive Maumee OH Northwest Ohio Dental Assisting 5532 W. Central Avenue Toledo OH School Oakes School of Massage Therapy 330 Fourth Street SE Massillon OH Oakland Park School of Technology 1911 Oakland Park Ave. Columbus OH Ohio Academy of Holistic Health, Inc Bellbrook Ave. Xenia OH Ohio Academy of Hypnosis 134 W. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg OH Suite J Ohio Academy of Pet Styling Westwood Drive Strongsville OH Ohio American Health Care, Inc Lake Club Drive Columbus OH Ohio Business College 5095 Waterford Road Sheffield Village OH Ohio Business College 5202 Timber Commons Drive Sandusky OH Ohio Business College 1880 E. Dublin Granville Road Columbus OH

28 School Name Address City State Zip Ohio Business College (LC) 1907 North Ridge Road Lorain OH Ohio Business College (LC) 1900 E. Dublin Granville Road Columbus OH Ohio Center for Broadcasting 5330 East Main Street Columbus OH Ohio Center for Broadcasting 6703 Madison Road Cincinnati OH Ohio Center for Broadcasting 9000 Sweet Valley Drive Valley View OH Ohio College of Massotherapy 225 Heritage Woods Drive Akron OH Ohio Institute of Energetic Studies & 3035 Wooster Road Rocky River OH Bodywork (LC) Ohio Institute of Energetic Studies N. High Street Columbus OH and Bodywork Ohio Institute of Health Careers 5095 Waterford Drive Sheffield Village OH Ohio Institute of Health Careers 1880 E. Dublin-Granville Road Columbus OH Ohio Institute of Photography & 2029 Edgefield Rd. Dayton OH Technology Ohio Medical Career Center 1133 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Dayton OH Ohio State School of Hypnotherapy 5 E. Long Street #603 Columbus OH Ohio Technical College 1374 East 51st Street Cleveland OH Ohio Technical College DBA Emery Road North Randall OH PowerSport Institute (LC) Ohio Valley College of Technology St. Clair Ave. E. Liverpool OH Pennsylvania Culinary Institute 717 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh PA Personal Growth School of Lakeland Blvd. Euclid OH Hypnotherapy PIA Career Services 4706 Jacob Street Wheeling WV Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics PO Box Pittsburgh PA PTI-Boyd School Division 111 McKee Road Oakdale PA Premier Educational Services 1195 Noe Bixby Road Columbus OH Premier Training of Excellence Chester Road, Suite 645 Cincinnati OH Premier Training of Excellence 2358 Lakeview Drive #100 Beavercreek OH Professional Bartending Institute 5354 N. High Street Columbus OH Professional Bartending School 2324 Grange Hall Road Beavercreek OH Professional Domestic Institute (LC) 2000 Carriage Road Powell OH Professional Domestic Institute 80 Grace Drive C-2 Powell OH Professional Skills Institute 5115 Glendale Avenue Toledo OH ProSoft Inc W. Henderson Rd., Ste. 201 Columbus OH

29 School Name Address City State Zip Protrain Services 650 Northland Blvd., Suite 100 Cincinnati OH Radiological Service Training Institute Solon Road Solon OH Raphael's School of Beauty Culture 1324 Youngstown Warren Road Niles OH Recording Workshop 455 Massieville Road Chillicothe OH Redstone College-Denver W. 120th Ave. Broomfield CO Reflexology Certification Institute 1997 Healthway Drive Avon OH Reflexology Science Institute 1170 Old Henderson Road, Ste. 206 Columbus OH Remington College - Cleveland Brookpark Road N. Olmsted OH West Campus Remington College, Cleveland Broadway Ave. Cleveland OH Campus Remington College, Cleveland Broadway Ave. Cleveland OH Campus (LC) RETS College 555 East Alex-Bell Road Centerville OH RETS College dba Miami Valley Med 555 East Alex-Bell Road Centerville OH School (LC) Ross Institute of Medical-Dental 375 Glensprings Drive Cincinnati OH Technology Ross Medical Education Center 5834 Monroe Street Sylvania OH Sanford Brown College Rosbough Drive, Ste. 100 Middleburg Heights OH Sanford Brown College (LC) 7080 Engle Road Middleburg Heights OH School of Advertising Art 1725 E. David Rd. Kettering OH Settling Touch and Resourcing Emery Road, Suite 100 Warrensville OH (STAR) Institute of Ohio Heights Shake Em Up Bartending School 6530 N. Union Road Clayton OH SHI Integrative Med Massage & 444 W. 3rd Street Dayton OH Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (LC) SHI Integrative Med Massage & 3520 Central Parkway Cincinnati OH Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (LC) SHI Integrative Medical Massage 130 Cook Road Lebanon OH and Traditional Chinese Acupuncture Shirelen Career Institute 2114 Noble Road, Suite 102 E. Cleveland OH Southwestern College 149 Northland Blvd. Cincinnati OH Southwestern College 111 W. First Street Dayton OH Southwestern College 201 E. Second Street Franklin OH Southwestern College 632 Vine St. #200 Cincinnati OH Southwestern College (LC) 110 Boggs Lane Cincinnati OH

30 School Name Address City State Zip Spartan College of Aeronautics and 8820 East Pine Street Tulsa OK Technology Stautzenberger College Pearl Road Strongsville OH Stautzenberger College 1796 Indian Wood Circle Maumee OH Stautzenberger College (LC) 7851 Freeway Circle, Suite #2 Middleburg Heights OH Sullivan University 3101 Bardstown Road Louisville KY Summit Dental Learning Center 9365 Olde 8 Road Northfield OH TDDS Technical Institute 1688 N. Pricetown Road, PO Box 506 Lake Milton OH TEACH TEC 899 E. Broad Street, Suite 450 Columbus OH Technology Education College 2745 Winchester Pike Columbus OH TechSkills LLC 4460 Carver Woods Drive, Ste 100 Cincinnati OH TechSkills LLC 2400 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus OH Suite 270 TechSkills LLC 5005 Rockside Rd, Ste 400 Cleveland OH The Training Center /2 Walnut Road Buckeye Lake OH PO Box 116 Toledo Dental Academy 4352 Sylvania Ave., Ste. G Toledo OH Toledo Restaurant Training Center rd Street, Suite 310 Toledo OH Townsend Learning Center 1667 E. 40th Street, Suite 1B Cleveland OH Triangle Tech., Inc Perrysville Ave. Pittsburgh PA Tri-State College 9159 Market Street, Suite 26 N. Lima OH Tri-State Hypnosis Center 1324 Ohio Pike Amelia OH Trumbull Business College 3200 Ridge Road Warren OH TSG of Ohio 9100 South Hills Blvd. Broadview Heights OH Ultimate Auto Care Tech Inst Lorain Avenue Cleveland OH Universal Tech Inst, Motorcycle & 9751 Delegates Drive Orlando FL Marine Mechs Universal Tech Inst, Motorcycle 2844 W. Deer Valley Road Phoenix AZ Mechs Inst Div Universal Technical Institute 601 Regency Drive Glendale Heights IL Universal Technical Institute 721 Lockhaven Drive Houston TX Universal Technical Institute W. Pierce Street Avondale AZ Universal Technical Institute of One Upland Road, Building 200 Norwood MA Massachusetts Universal Technical Institute of PA 750 Pennsylvania Avenue Exton PA Uplift Learning Center 4480 Refugee Road, Suite 205 Columbus OH

31 School Name Address City State Zip Vatterott College 5025 E. Royalton Rd. Broadview Hgts. OH Virginia Marti College of Art & Detroit Ave. Lakewood OH Design Vocational Guidance Services 2239 East 55th St. Cleveland OH Walnut Creek Dental Career Center 2962 State Route 39 Walnut Creek OH Westwood College 7155 Janes Avenue, Suite 100 Woodridge IL Wines, Steins, & Cocktails, Inc Everhard Rd. NW Canton OH Winner Institute of Arts & Sciences One Winner Place Transfer PA World Harvest Bible College Wright Road Canal Winchester OH WyoTech 4373 N. 3rd St. Laramie WY WyoTech 150 Hanscom Drive Bedford MA WyoTech 500 Innovation Drive Blairsville PA WyoTech 470 Destination Daytona Lane Ormond Beach FL