![]() ![]() Other Ancora Education schools had to suspend classes. ĭuring the Covid 19 pandemic, Creative Circus moved its school online. In February 2020, Miller-Motte Technical College changed its name to Miller-Motte College. In 2019, for-profit colleges, especially those owned by private equity funds, gained increased scrutiny from Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mark Pocan. Seventeen of those campuses became branches of Platt College (Oklahoma) and were able to get accreditation from Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Delta Education sale to Ancora included campuses of the Berks Technical Institute, McCann School of Business and Technology, Miller-Motte College, Miller-Motte Technical College, Creative Circus and International Schools. McCann School of Business and Technology had also faced ongoing lawsuits for selling an unaccredited program in lab technology. Miller-Motte had faced accreditation problems from its accreditor the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) since 2011. In 2018, Ancora acquired Delta Career Education Corporation properties as that corporation faced bankruptcy and accreditation problems at its largest chain of schools, Miller-Motte. For-profit schools like Miller-Motte also received media scrutiny for offering programs that could be attained at a community college at a cheaper price. This included Delta Career Education Corporation. In 2016, for-profit college chains that received federal funds faced increased government scrutiny. In 2014, Ancora purchased Platt College from AEA Investors LP. ATI filed bankruptcy amid allegations that it submitted false claims to the US Department of Education. Michael Zawisky, ATI executive, became Ancora's CEO. With federal funding cut off, ATI went into a financial tail spin. In 2011, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against ATI for false claims for student loans, based on their enrollment of ineligible students and false statements to students about future employability. Four years prior to the acquisition, ATI was purchased by BC Partners, a London-based private equity firm, for $291 million. In 2013, Ancora Education acquired Arizona Automotive Institute and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute schools from the failing ATI Enterprises. Berks Technical Institute was established in 1982 and the Creative Circus in 1995. ![]() Arizona Automotive Institute was founded in 1968 and Platt College (Oklahama) in 1979. Miller-Motte Technical College was founded in 1916. The McCann School of Business and Technology was formed in 1897. Ancora Education was formed in 2013 but its schools have earlier origins. Ancora Education is a conglomerate of for-profit colleges owned by a private equity firm, Marblegate. ![]()
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