INDIANAPOLIS -- Brown Mackie College's Indianapolis campus will no longer accept new students, and has set a target of June 2018 for ceasing operations entirely.
Brown Mackie spokesman Bob Greenlee said the decision was made by Education Management Corporation, which owns Brown Mackie College and the Art Institutes, based on "regional and program demand."
"Education Management Corporation has made the decision to not accept new enrollments into programs at 22 locations of the Brown Mackie College system of schools," Greenlee said in a written statement. "Among these, Brown Mackie College Indianapolis will not accept new enrollments effective today. We remain committed to assisting currently enrolled students in successfully completing their programs of study. Our goal is to ensure that currently enrolled students receive an education that will equip them with the skills and expertise they need for practice in their chosen field.??"
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Greenlee said Brown Mackie's Indianapolis campus currently has 481 students enrolled. He said the campus is committed to staying open "as long as it takes for all students to complete their programs."
Brown Mackie is a private, for-profit college with 28 campuses nationwide. It has faced criticism and lawsuits, including a consumer fraud suit filed this year by former Brown Mackie nursing students in Arizona, who claimed they were barred from taking the state's practical nursing exam following an investigation into the Tucson campus.
Education Management Corporation reached a $95.5 million settlement with the federal government in November of last year over claims it violated federal and state False Claims Act provisions.
