Our Parent Company
The parent company of Brown Mackie College system of schools, Education Management LLC (EDMC), is among the largest providers of private, post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for over 40 years. It offers a broad range of academic programs concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information technology, legal studies, and business fields, culminating in the award of associate’s through doctoral degrees.
EDMC schools strive to work closely with employers to design programs that meet specific industry needs. Each EDMC school is licensed by the state in which it is located and is authorized to confer its respective doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, associate’s, and certificate level programs.
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EDMC is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue, with 80 locations in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, EDMC employs more than 5,700 faculty and staff and had a fall 2006 enrollment exceeding 80,000 students.
EDMC’s Argosy University provides graduate and undergraduate degree programs in various fields including clinical psychology, counseling, education, business, and the health sciences. EDMC’s The Art Institutes offer various degree and non-degree programs, including master’s, bachelor’s, associate’s, and non-degree programs in the areas of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary arts. EDMC’s Brown Mackie College schools offer associate’s degree and diploma programs in health sciences, business, information technology, legal studies, and design technologies. EDMC’s South University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in various fields including business, legal studies, information technology, and health sciences fields.
EDMC has provided career-oriented education for 40 years. EDMC faculty members are not only skilled instructors, but also trained professionals in their fields. Many faculty members have extensive industry experience as well as standard academic qualifications.
Argosy University
The 19 locations of Argosy University (http://www.argosy.edu/) offer student-centered undergraduate and graduate-level programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. The psychology programs at Argosy University prepare students for roles as practitioners and leaders within the changing mental health care system, including state and federal correctional institutions, substance abuse treatment facilities, and private practice.
Western State University College of Law
Graduates of Western State University College of Law (www.wsulaw.edu), located in Fullerton, CA are employed in private practice and serve in public office throughout southern California and the country. They include hundreds of prosecutors and public defenders throughout California, more alumni on the judicial bench in the southern California region than any other law school, and countless professionals in private practice, in administrative and government positions within state and local bar associations, and in a number of diverse ethnic and gender-related organizations.
The Art Institutes
The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 locations in North America, is an important source of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary arts professionals.
The Art Institutes graduates are employed by companies and organizations of all types and size, including some of the most prominent companies in the United States, such as: MTV, Time Warner, AT&T, Home Depot/EXPO Center, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom, Nintendo of America, Walt Disney & Affiliates, Marriott, Yahoo Broadcast Services, Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Ford Motor Company, and the Fox Entertainment Group.
The Art Institutes schools offer a broad range of programs including: Audio Production, Computer Animation, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Graphic Design, Industrial Design Technology, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Photography, Restaurant Management, and Video Production. Not all programs are offered at all schools.
Brown Mackie College
With 19 school locations, the Brown Mackie College system of schools (www.brownmackie.edu) offers bachelor’s and associate’s degree, certificate and diploma programs in health sciences, business, information technology, design, and legal studies. Its academic programs include medical assisting, practical nursing, surgical technology, pharmacy technology, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist assistant, business management, accounting technology, computer applications, computer programming, electronics, paralegal studies, criminal justice, audio-video production, and computer-aided design.
South University
South University (www.southuniversity.edu) is a five-campus institution that has used a combination of a diverse curriculum, an educational delivery that focuses on the student, and a teaching philosophy that blends the academic with the practical to meet the needs of a wide variety of students. Campuses are located in Savannah, GA; Montgomery, AL; Columbia, SC; Tampa, FL; and West Palm Beach, FL.
On all five campuses, South University is divided into the School of Business and the School of Health Professions. In 2003, South University became the only proprietary institution accredited at the doctoral level by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The South University School of Pharmacy in Savannah, offering the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, is the first proprietary pharmacy school to be granted accredited status by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.