133 for-profit colleges get more than 90 percent of their revenue from taxpayers

Explore the internal Department of Education analysis obtained by The Center for Investigative Reporting that shows 133 for-profit colleges are so dependent on taxpayer money that they would be violating a law designed to prevent profiteering without a loophole that excludes GI Bill assistance to active duty military.

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School name City State Fiscal year ending date Department of Education revenue All revenue 90/10 revenue percentage Military tuition assistance GI Bill money Total amounts disbursed by DOD and VA to school* Total federal tax dollars Percentage of school revenue from taxpayers
Hallmark College of Technology San Antonio TX 12/31/11 7,277,264 10,336,740 70.40% 6,500 5,225,906 5,232,406 12,509,670 121.02%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Chesapeake VA 12/31/11 6,617,096 8,539,643 77.49%   2,437,818 2,437,818 9,054,914 106.03%
IntelliTec College Colorado Springs CO 12/31/11 7,346,134 10,325,591 71.14% 1,826 3,273,697 3,275,523 10,621,657 102.87%
Academy College Bloomington MN 6/30/12 1,648,194 2,114,111 77.96%   481,619 481,619 2,129,813 100.74%
Vista College Clearfield UT 12/31/11 377,464 432,862 87.20% 2,952 53,486 56,438 433,902 100.24%
Colorado School of Trades Lakewood CO 12/31/11 1,663,740 2,790,334 59.63%   1,109,387 1,109,387 2,773,127 99.38%
Advanced Training Associates El Cajon CA 12/31/11 516,015 863,344 59.77% 97,488 219,881 317,369 833,384 96.53%
American InterContinental University Schaumburg IL 12/31/11 315,364,000 361,467,000 87.25% 2,384,398 29,280,240 31,664,639 347,028,639 96.01%
International Career Development Center Huntington Park CA 12/31/11 39,820,023 44,821,186 88.84% 29,825 3,177,906 3,207,731 43,027,754 96.00%
Everest College Newport News VA 6/30/12 11,119,585 14,812,456 75.07%   3,080,214 3,080,214 14,199,799 95.86%
Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs CO 12/31/11 378,204,000 434,224,000 87.10% 3,668,054 32,664,954 36,333,008 414,537,008 95.47%
Ashford University Clinton IA 12/31/11 698,519,005 804,569,982 86.82% 41,489,646 26,838,453 68,328,099 766,847,104 95.31%
Miller - Motte Technical College Clarksville TN 6/30/12 64,622,121 73,116,598 88.38% 63,429 4,661,805 4,725,234 69,347,355 94.84%
Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale AZ 12/31/11 17,004,230 19,449,888 87.43%   1,432,253 1,432,253 18,436,483 94.79%
Heald College San Francisco CA 6/30/12 53,282,255 61,416,953 86.75% 75,604 4,635,054 4,710,659 57,992,914 94.42%
Southwest University at El Paso El Paso TX 12/31/11 10,992,421 12,492,372 87.99% 11,957 746,182 758,139 11,750,560 94.06%
South University Savannah GA 6/30/12 273,120,840 326,934,149 83.54% 1,568,577 31,921,729 33,490,307 306,611,147 93.78%
Vista College El Paso TX 12/31/11 25,618,343 29,163,534 87.84% 4,290 1,719,683 1,723,973 27,342,316 93.76%
Rivertown School of Beauty, Barber, Skin Care and Nails Columbus GA 6/30/12 1,245,108 1,480,723 84.09% 10,005 131,234 141,239 1,386,347 93.63%
Anamarc College El Paso TX 12/31/11 6,654,829 7,405,625 89.86% 750 260,266 261,016 6,915,845 93.39%
Bauder College Atlanta GA 12/31/11 9,801,791 11,197,596 87.53% 4,290 640,223 644,513 10,446,304 93.29%
Kaplan College Phoenix AZ 12/31/11 5,562,866 6,492,486 85.68%   489,260 489,260 6,052,126 93.22%
Redstone College Broomfield CO 9/30/11 11,438,000 16,789,000 68.13% 733 4,209,093 4,209,826 15,647,826 93.20%
Borner's Barber College Los Angeles CA 12/31/11 145,630 169,255 86.04%   12,030 12,030 157,660 93.15%
Miller-Motte Technical College Lynchburg VA 6/30/12 47,387,776 53,931,348 87.87% 13,524 2,721,299 2,734,822 50,122,598 92.94%
Vatterott College Berkeley MO 12/31/11 69,437,775 78,045,102 88.97%   3,083,733 3,083,733 72,521,508 92.92%
Virginia College Birmingham AL 12/31/11 263,608,733 306,715,050 85.95% 251,509 20,887,437 21,138,946 284,747,679 92.84%
Southern Technical College Orlando FL 12/31/11 20,465,029 23,280,257 87.91%   1,137,040 1,137,040 21,602,069 92.79%
Platt College Lawton OK 12/31/11 2,225,488 2,586,700 86.04%   173,479 173,479 2,398,967 92.74%
American Commercial College San Angelo TX 12/31/11 1,432,396 1,601,634 89.43%   52,749 52,749 1,485,145 92.73%
Chattanooga College - Medical, Dental and Technical Careers Chattanooga TN 12/31/11 3,925,089 4,370,448 89.81%   127,274 127,274 4,052,363 92.72%
Nashville Barber and Style Academy Nashville TN 12/31/11 394,244 445,144 88.57%   18,500 18,500 412,744 92.72%
Vatterott College Quincy IL 12/31/11 13,452,669 15,370,464 87.52% 4,500 792,387 796,887 14,249,556 92.71%
United States University National City CA 12/31/11 3,505,580 4,048,796 86.58% 12,250 228,826 241,076 3,746,656 92.54%
Potomac College Washington DC 12/31/11 2,776,471 3,325,047 83.50% 3,000 297,128 300,128 3,076,599 92.53%
Brown College of Court Reporting Atlanta GA 9/30/11 2,180,716 2,430,649 89.72% 2,333 65,136 67,469 2,248,185 92.49%
Jones International University Centennial CO 12/31/11 40,407,000 45,174,000 89.45% 668,097 692,778 1,360,876 41,767,876 92.46%
Bryan University Springfield MO 6/30/12 8,952,025 10,119,322 88.46% 6,728 393,771 400,498 9,352,523 92.42%
Antonelli College Cincinnati OH 6/30/12 19,898,928 22,320,739 89.15% 24,513 692,586 717,100 20,616,028 92.36%
Centura College Virginia Beach VA 12/31/11 43,828,400 49,271,028 88.95% 750 1,642,456 1,643,206 45,471,606 92.29%
Summit Salon & Beauty School Woodland Park CO 12/31/11 226,252 258,886 87.39%   12,527 12,527 238,779 92.23%
Bryan University Topeka KS 6/30/12 2,437,418 2,830,817 86.10%   171,798 171,798 2,609,216 92.17%
National American University Rapid City SD 5/31/12 89,389,651 105,576,878 84.67% 1,851,883 6,018,442 7,870,325 97,259,976 92.12%
Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach VA 12/31/11 9,244,912 16,765,576 55.14% 11,170 6,187,834 6,199,004 15,443,916 92.12%
University of the Rockies Colorado Springs CO 12/31/11 23,414,174 27,548,654 84.99% 100,750 1,844,289 1,945,039 25,359,213 92.05%
University of Phoenix Tempe AZ 8/31/11 3,461,259,000 4,020,258,000 86.10% 32,654,940 206,126,227 238,781,167 3,700,040,167 92.03%
Heritage College Oklahoma City OK 12/31/11 15,576,044 17,518,781 88.91% 4,635 538,666 543,301 16,119,345 92.01%
International Academy of Design and Technology Chicago IL 12/31/11 61,269,000 69,023,000 88.77%   2,225,484 2,225,484 63,494,484 91.99%
ECPI University Virginia Beach VA 6/30/12 116,745,761 176,864,091 66.01% 1,346,699 44,572,759 45,919,458 162,665,219 91.97%
Prism Career Institute Philadelphia PA 12/31/11 7,265,626 8,124,492 89.43%   200,976 200,976 7,466,602 91.90%
Daymar College Chillicothe OH 12/31/11 10,156,610 11,378,359 89.26%   298,107 298,107 10,454,717 91.88%
Harrison College Indianapolis IN 6/30/12 61,776,823 69,094,087 89.41% 39,483 1,625,331 1,664,814 63,441,637 91.82%
Stevens Institute of Business & Arts St Louis MO 6/30/12 1,612,821 1,799,773 89.61%   39,359 39,359 1,652,180 91.80%
Florida Technical College Orlando FL 4/30/12 25,843,476 29,045,949 88.97%   810,096 810,096 26,653,572 91.76%
Everest College Portland OR 6/30/12 28,574,633 32,256,823 88.58%   1,022,751 1,022,751 29,597,384 91.76%
Lincoln College of Technology Denver CO 12/31/11 14,929,713 18,063,713 82.65%   1,639,050 1,639,050 16,568,763 91.72%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Casselberry FL 12/31/11 3,861,339 4,305,036 89.69%   87,202 87,202 3,948,541 91.72%
RSHT Richmond VA 12/31/11 3,742,306 4,231,288 88.44% 4,500 133,057 137,557 3,879,863 91.69%
Daymar Institute Nashville TN 12/31/11 28,196,288 34,278,640 82.26% 6,480 3,218,330 3,224,810 31,421,098 91.66%
Strayer University Washington DC 12/31/11 458,500,000 603,400,000 75.99% 3,543,053 91,022,908 94,565,961 553,065,961 91.66%
Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach FL 12/31/11 27,402,362 31,070,022 88.20% 4,620 1,064,692 1,069,312 28,471,674 91.64%
International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa FL 12/31/11 127,477,000 146,118,000 87.24% 84,789 6,234,423 6,319,212 133,796,212 91.57%
Heritage Institute Jacksonville FL 12/31/11 3,753,424 4,678,623 80.22%   530,286 530,286 4,283,710 91.56%
Kaplan College San Antonio TX 12/31/11 22,873,631 26,141,947 87.50%   1,055,887 1,055,887 23,929,518 91.54%
IntelliTec College Grand Junction CO 12/31/11 9,430,280 10,648,398 88.56%   314,461 314,461 9,744,741 91.51%
Fortis College Orange Park FL 12/31/11 8,314,000 10,005,000 83.10%   834,375 834,375 9,148,375 91.44%
Sanford-Brown Institute Jacksonville FL 12/31/11 37,251,000 41,910,000 88.88%   1,067,464 1,067,464 38,318,464 91.43%
IntelliTec Medical Institute Colorado Springs CO 12/31/11 4,934,735 6,519,553 75.69% 1,980 1,023,587 1,025,567 5,960,302 91.42%
Heald Stockton Stockton CA 6/30/12 22,391,970 24,970,019 89.68%   429,891 429,891 22,821,861 91.40%
Wichita Technical Institute Wichita KS 12/31/11 16,552,326 18,426,924 89.83%   287,758 287,758 16,840,084 91.39%
Bryman School of Arizona (The) Phoenix AZ 6/30/12 27,157,568 30,536,931 88.93%   745,004 745,004 27,902,572 91.37%
Heritage Institute Fort Myers FL 12/31/11 9,197,306 10,432,753 88.16%   334,008 334,008 9,531,314 91.36%
Cameron College New Orleans LA 12/31/11 1,353,759 1,523,960 88.83%   37,906 37,906 1,391,665 91.32%
Institute of Business & Medical Careers Fort Collins CO 12/31/11 14,769,997 16,695,758 88.47%   473,230 473,230 15,243,227 91.30%
Art Institute of Phoenix (The) Phoenix AZ 6/30/12 342,807,968 398,214,545 86.09% 29,280 20,714,870 20,744,150 363,552,118 91.30%
American Commercial College Lubbock TX 12/31/11 1,267,206 1,410,640 89.83%   20,360 20,360 1,287,566 91.28%
International College of Broadcasting Dayton OH 9/30/11 1,260,745 1,558,002 80.92%   161,118 161,118 1,421,863 91.26%
Westwood College - O'Hare Airport Chicago IL 9/30/11 28,676,000 33,514,000 85.56%   1,904,002 1,904,002 30,580,002 91.25%
Heald Fresno Fresno CA 6/30/12 25,081,004 28,216,469 88.89%   652,542 652,542 25,733,546 91.20%
Santa Barbara Business College Santa Maria CA 6/30/12 3,595,421 4,171,597 86.19%   208,504 208,504 3,803,925 91.19%
Western Technical College El Paso TX 12/31/11 17,791,962 21,866,564 81.37% 23,013 2,116,326 2,139,339 19,931,301 91.15%
Kaplan College San Antonio TX 12/31/11 33,298,491 38,176,118 87.22%   1,498,628 1,498,628 34,797,119 91.15%
ATA College Louisville KY 6/30/12 8,657,099 9,825,098 88.11% 5,820 286,126 291,946 8,949,045 91.08%
Centura College North Chesterfield VA 12/31/11 7,291,971 8,166,884 89.29%   144,798 144,798 7,436,769 91.06%
Forrest College Anderson SC 6/30/12 1,291,453 1,456,921 88.64%   35,196 35,196 1,326,649 91.06%
Real Barbers College (The) Anaheim CA 6/30/12 1,218,669 1,447,522 84.19%   98,773 98,773 1,317,442 91.01%
Cambridge Institute of Allied Health and Technology Altamonte Springs FL 12/31/11 1,018,826 1,143,286 89.11%   21,696 21,696 1,040,522 91.01%
Southern Career College Jacksonville FL 12/31/11 2,629,697 3,315,096 79.32%   387,351 387,351 3,017,048 91.01%
Platt College Alhambra CA 12/31/11 13,864,438 16,245,025 85.35%   918,134 918,134 14,782,572 91.00%
Daymar College Owensboro KY 12/31/11 26,540,140 29,988,103 88.50% 6,500 711,438 717,938 27,258,078 90.90%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Indianapolis IN 12/31/11 4,206,755 4,735,370 88.84%   97,378 97,378 4,304,133 90.89%
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale AZ 12/31/11 26,501,000 33,564,000 78.96% 10,770 3,994,243 4,005,013 30,506,013 90.89%
Hesser College Manchester NH 12/31/11 25,964,578 30,019,635 86.49% 22,912 1,280,794 1,303,706 27,268,284 90.83%
National College of Business and Technology Nashville TN 11/30/11 16,054,196 18,721,270 85.75%   950,082 950,082 17,004,278 90.83%
Arizona College Glendale AZ 3/31/12 7,913,836 8,909,828 88.82%   178,517 178,517 8,092,353 90.83%
ATI Career Training Center Dallas TX 12/31/11 12,121,032 13,643,081 88.84%   268,082 268,082 12,389,114 90.81%
Skyline College Roanoke VA 6/30/12 3,404,368 4,011,854 84.86%   237,666 237,666 3,642,034 90.78%
Anthem College Phoenix AZ 6/30/12 35,813,782 40,701,133 87.99% 44,840 1,080,262 1,125,102 36,938,884 90.76%
Trendsetters of Florida School of Beauty & Barbering Jacksonville FL 12/31/11 417,543 468,344 89.15%   7,498 7,498 425,041 90.75%
Everest University Orlando FL 6/30/12 392,274,380 437,321,333 89.70% 7,355 4,533,030 4,540,385 396,814,765 90.74%
Tidewater Tech Norfolk VA 12/31/11 4,628,920 5,203,992 88.95%   92,724 92,724 4,721,644 90.73%
Dawn Career Institute Wilmington DE 6/30/12 7,875,471 8,783,821 89.66%   91,836 91,836 7,967,307 90.70%
National Aviation Academy Clearwater FL 6/30/12 10,350,811 13,213,355 78.34% 16,210 1,617,762 1,633,973 11,984,784 90.70%
Anthem Institute Springfield PA 6/30/12 8,093,812 9,191,936 88.05%   241,685 241,685 8,335,497 90.68%
Anthem College Maryland Heights MO 6/30/12 13,417,245 14,983,265 89.55%   169,269 169,269 13,586,514 90.68%
Everest University - Pompano Beach Pompano Beach FL 6/30/12 29,517,342 33,253,836 88.76%   636,145 636,145 30,153,487 90.68%
Lincoln College of Technology Indianapolis IN 12/31/11 63,632,108 76,328,292 83.37%   5,579,805 5,579,805 69,211,913 90.68%
Blue Cliff Career College Mobile AL 12/31/11 1,222,787 1,378,807 88.68% 982 26,307 27,289 1,250,076 90.66%
Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Duluth GA 12/31/11 10,381,244 11,655,580 89.07%   183,859 183,859 10,565,103 90.64%
International Business College El Paso TX 6/30/12 4,056,315 4,856,831 83.52% 1,320 342,717 344,037 4,400,352 90.60%
Vatterott College Des Moines IA 12/31/11 24,365,096 27,774,829 87.72% 38,593 760,215 798,808 25,163,904 90.60%
CollegeAmerica - Flagstaff Flagstaff AZ 12/31/11 11,005,000 12,434,000 88.51%   258,159 258,159 11,263,159 90.58%
New Life Business Institute Jamaica NY 12/31/11 831,909 927,970 89.65%   8,378 8,378 840,287 90.55%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Irving TX 12/31/11 8,315,937 9,276,002 89.65%   83,289 83,289 8,399,226 90.55%
American Commercial College Abilene TX 12/31/11 1,946,343 2,167,497 89.80%   15,270 15,270 1,961,613 90.50%
Coyne College Chicago IL 9/30/11 9,603,536 11,114,250 86.41% 1,403 452,625 454,027 10,057,563 90.49%
Jay's Technical Institute Houston TX 12/31/11 771,808 871,454 88.57%   16,489 16,489 788,297 90.46%
Phoenix School of Law Phoenix AZ 7/31/11 21,194,399 24,223,916 87.49%   710,005 710,005 21,904,404 90.42%
Santa Barbara Business College Bakersfield CA 6/30/12 10,058,711 11,686,882 86.07%   503,392 503,392 10,562,103 90.38%
New York Automotive & Diesel Institute Jamaica NY 6/30/12 6,392,992 7,518,322 85.03%   398,557 398,557 6,791,549 90.33%
Daymar College Paducah KY 12/31/11 3,476,449 3,947,827 88.06%   87,895 87,895 3,564,344 90.29%
Brookline College Phoenix AZ 12/31/11 44,460,712 50,365,221 88.28% 1,500 977,618 979,118 45,439,830 90.22%
Broadview University West Jordan UT 3/31/12 14,517,557 18,233,022 79.62% 26,750 1,899,456 1,926,206 16,443,763 90.19%
Cleveland Institute of Dental - Medical Assistants Cleveland OH 12/31/11 5,055,555 5,635,464 89.71%   25,028 25,028 5,080,583 90.15%
Kaplan Career Institute Broomall PA 12/31/11 7,444,481 8,566,219 86.91%   278,219 278,219 7,722,700 90.15%
Career College of Northern Nevada Sparks NV 12/31/11 6,951,434 8,140,705 85.39%   387,045 387,045 7,338,479 90.15%
Fortis College Centerville OH 12/31/11 33,381,000 37,903,000 88.07% 10,370 773,311 783,681 34,164,681 90.14%
Advanced College South Gate CA 12/31/11 3,359,595 3,738,415 89.87%   9,794 9,794 3,369,389 90.13%
Kaplan College El Paso TX 12/31/11 15,055,407 17,455,046 86.25%   664,806 664,806 15,720,213 90.06%
Crescent City School of Gaming & Bartending New Orleans LA 12/31/11 4,579,552 5,169,049 88.60% 3,090 72,419 75,509 4,655,061 90.06%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Kansas City MO 12/31/11 3,590,017 4,067,746 88.26%   73,176 73,176 3,663,193 90.05%
Fortis College Mobile AL 12/31/11 17,574,000 20,232,000 86.86% 1,335 636,542 637,877 18,211,877 90.02%
Florida Career College Miami FL 6/30/12 70,464,925 80,827,125 87.18% 3,765 2,282,303 2,286,068 72,750,993 90.01%

Read the Department of Education's technical note.

Note: These estimates were based on adjustments to the aggregate funds reported for the institutions on the list. The actual 90/10 calculations are made by the institutions on a student-by-student basis, and the federal funds provided for living expenses that exceed the tuition amounts would not be included in the 90/10 calculation.

* DOD = Department of Defense; VA = Department of Veterans Affairs

Source: Department of Education analysis