Education Management Corporation (EDMC) had its IPO in 2009.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Education Management Corporation (EDMC) is $190,224,951.39.
EDMC's philosophy is to prepare students for successful futures. They do this by providing the necessary confidence, skills, and resources to prepare students for slowly entering the business world with many possibilities and flexible options.
The symbol for Education Management Corporation in NASDAQ is: EDMC.
The Art Institutes (Ai) are owned by Education Management Corporation, which trades on NASDAQ as EDMC.
From what I have heard and research about it, the Art Institute of Austin is run by EDMC and they will accept anyone. They're open enrollment. This may sound good to you but it would be best to find a college where you have to work hard to get enrolled.
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I am a professor at Argosy in the undergraduate school of education, and I can assure you it is a good university. They select very professional professors with a high educational background. It may seem that the admission counselors are very pushy, but this is because Argosy is for-profit institution. I also work at a college in TX and I can assure you the quality of education in this college is very very poor. So, yes Argosy is the best choice for independent learners.