For-Profit College Student Loan Forgiveness List

If you attended a for-profit college that misled you, you may qualify for federal student loan forgiveness through Borrower Defense to Repayment. Below is a list of 150+ schools — organized by parent company — with approved discharge findings, Sweet v. McMahon settlement status, and how to file a claim. Important: the 2019 rules now in effect approved only about 3% of claims historically, so building a strong case matters.

• The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, permanently blocked Biden’s 2022 borrower defense rules and restored the stricter 2019 regulations. More on what this means below.

• The Sweet v. Cardona settlement is now called Sweet v. McMahon after Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. The settlement remains in effect — courts have upheld processing deadlines over the Education Department’s objections.

• DeVry University received additional borrower defense approvals in January 2025 for borrowers who attended between 2008 and 2015 and relied on its misleading 90% job placement rate.

• Department staffing cuts in early 2025 have slowed processing times for new applications.

This list includes schools — most of them for-profit colleges — that have been accused of defrauding students or are subject to borrower defense claims. Schools are organized by parent company because many borrowers don’t realize their school was part of a larger chain with system-wide misconduct findings. If you find your school on this list, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through Borrower Defense to Repayment, the Sweet v. McMahon settlement, or a closed school discharge. How to use this list: Find your school below. Note the parent company — if any school in that group has received a misconduct finding, it may strengthen claims for other schools in the same group.

Alta Colleges, Inc.

• Westwood College (blanket discharge: 2002-2015 enrollees)

American Commercial Colleges, Inc.

• American Commercial College

American National University

• American National University

Ana Maria Piña Houde and Marc Houde

• Anamarc College

Anthem Education Group (International Education Corporation)

• Anthem College

• Anthem Institute

Apollo Group

• University of Phoenix

• Western International University

ATI Enterprises

• ATI Career Training Center

• ATI College

• ATI College of Health

• ATI Technical Training Center

B&H Education, Inc.

• Marinello School of Beauty (blanket discharge: 2009-2016 enrollees)

Berkeley College (NY)

• Berkeley College

Bridgepoint Education*

• Ashford University*

• University of the Rockies*

Capella Education Company (Strategic Education, Inc.)

• Capella University

Career Education Corporation

• American InterContinental University

• Briarcliffe College

• Brooks College

• Brooks Institute

• Collins College

• Colorado Technical University

• Gibbs College

• Harrington College of Design

• International Academy of Design and Technology

• Katharine Gibbs School

• Le Cordon Bleu (all campuses)

• Lehigh Valley College

• McIntosh College

• Missouri College of Cosmetology North

• Pittsburgh Career Institute

• Sanford-Brown College

• Sanford-Brown Institute

• Brown College

• Brown Institute

• Washington Business School

• Allentown Business School

• Western School of Health and Business Careers

• Ultrasound Diagnostic Schools

• School of Computer Technology

• Al Collins Graphic Design School

• Orlando Culinary Academy

• Southern California School of Culinary Arts

• California Culinary Academy

• California School of Culinary Arts

• Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

• Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

• Scottsdale Culinary Institute

• Texas Culinary Academy

• Kitchen Academy

• Western Culinary Institute

Center for Employment Training

• Center for Employment Training

Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE)

• California College San Diego

• CollegeAmerica

• Independence University

• Stevens-Henager

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

(Blanket discharge: all federal loan borrowers who attended 1995-2015)

• American Motorcycle Institute

• Ashmead College

• Blair College

• Bryman College

• Bryman Institute

• CDI College

• Duff’s Business Institute

• Eton Technical Institute

• Everest (all campuses)

• Everest University Online

• Everest College Phoenix

• Florida Metropolitan University

• Georgia Medical Institute

• Heald College

• Kee Business College

• Las Vegas College

• National Institute of Technology

• National School of Technology

• Olympia Career Training Institute

• Olympia College

• Parks College

• Rochester Business Institute

• Sequoia College

• Tampa College

• Western Business College

• WyoTech

Computer Systems Institute

• Computer Systems Institute

Court Reporting Institute, Inc.

• Court Reporting Institute

Cynthia Becher

• La’ James College of Hairstyling

• La’ James International College

David Pyle

• American Career College

• American Career Institute (blanket discharge: all borrowers at MA campuses)

Delta Career Education Corporation

• McCann School of Business & Technology

• Miami-Jacobs Career College

• Miller Motte Business College

• Miller-Motte College

• Miller-Motte Technical College

• Tucson College

DeVry

(Borrower defense approvals: 2008-2015 enrollees who relied on 90% job placement claims)

• American University of the Caribbean

• Carrington College

• Chamberlain University

• DeVry College of Technology

• DeVry Institute of Technology

• DeVry University

• Keller Graduate School of Management

• Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

• Ross University School of Medicine

EDMC / Dream Center

• Argosy University

• The Art Institutes (all campuses) (blanket discharge: Jan 2004 – Oct 2017 enrollees)

• Brown Mackie College

• Illinois Institute of Art

• Miami International University of Art & Design

• New England Institute of Art

• South University

• Western State University College of Law

Education Affiliates (JLL Partners)

• All-State Career School

• Fortis College

• Fortis Institute

Edudyne Systems Inc.

• Career Point College

Empire Education Group

• Empire Beauty School

Everglades College, Inc.

• Everglades University

• Keiser University

FastTrain

• FastTrain

Globe Education Network

• Globe University (borrower defense approved for criminal justice program enrollees, 2009-closure)

• Minnesota School of Business (same as above)

Graham Holdings Company (Kaplan)

• Bauder College

• Kaplan Career Institute

• Kaplan College

• Mount Washington College

• Purdue University Global

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

• Grand Canyon University*

Infilaw Holding, LLC

• Arizona Summit Law School

• Charlotte School of Law

• Florida Coastal School of Law

International Education Corporation

• Florida Career College

• United Education Institute

ITT Educational Services Inc.

(Blanket discharge: all federal loan borrowers who attended 2005-2016)

• ITT Technical Institute

JTC Education, Inc.

• Gwinnett College

• Medtech College

• Radians College

Laureate Education, Inc.

• Walden University

Leeds Equity Partners V, L.P.

• Florida Technical College

• National University College

• NUC University

Liberty Partners

• Concorde Career College

• Concorde Career Institute

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

• International Technical Institute

• Lincoln College of Technology

• Lincoln Technical Institute

Mark A. Gabis Trust

• Daymar College

Mission Group Kansas, Inc.

• Wright Business School

• Wright Career College

Premier Education Group L.P.

• American College for Medical Careers

• Branford Hall Career Institute

• Hallmark Institute of Photography

• Hallmark University

• Harris School of Business

• Institute for Health Education

• Micropower Career Institute

• Suburban Technical School

• Salter College

Quad Partners LLC

• Beckfield College

• Blue Cliff College

• Dorsey College

Remington University, Inc.

• Remington College

Southern Technical Holdings, LLC

• Southern Technical College

Star Career Academy

• Star Career Academy

Sullivan and Cogliano Training Center, Inc.

• Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers

TCS Education System

• Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc.

• Court Reporting Institute of St. Louis

• Vatterott College

Wilfred American Education Corp.

• Robert Fiance Beauty Schools

• Robert Fiance Hair Design Institute

• Robert Fiance Institute of Florida

• Wilfred Academy

• Wilfred Academy of Beauty Culture

• Wilfred Academy of Hair & Beauty Culture

Willis Stein & Partners (ECA)

• Brightwood Career Institute

• Brightwood College

• New England College of Business and Finance

• Virginia College

* Schools marked with an asterisk were previously for-profit but have since changed to non-profit status. Note: This list is not exhaustive. Even if your school isn’t listed, you can still file a borrower defense claim if you believe your school misled you or engaged in misconduct.

These schools have received blanket discharge findings from the Department of Education. Eligible borrowers may receive automatic loan cancellation without filing an individual application.

Automatic Discharge — No Application Needed

American Career Institute (ACI) — All federal loan borrowers at Massachusetts campuses. The Department of Education identified and discharged all eligible borrowers.

Corinthian Colleges (Everest, WyoTech, Heald, and others) — Borrowers who attended between 1995 and 2015. The Department notifies eligible borrowers by email.

ITT Technical Institute — Borrowers who attended between 2005 and 2016. The Department notifies eligible borrowers by email.

Marinello Schools of Beauty — Borrowers who attended between 2009 and 2016. The Department notifies eligible borrowers by email.

Westwood College — Borrowers who attended between 2002 and 2015. The Department notifies eligible borrowers by email.

Art Institutes — Borrowers who attended between January 2004 and October 2017. Discharge is automatic.

Approved — But You Need to Apply

DeVry University — Borrowers who attended between 2008 and 2015 and relied on the 90% job placement rate claim. The Education Department has approved individual claims (not a blanket discharge). Apply at studentaid.gov/borrower-defense/.

Court Reporting Institute — Borrowers who attended between August 1998 and the school’s closure in 2006 and relied on promises about program completion times. Apply at studentaid.gov/borrower-defense/.

Globe University / Minnesota School of Business — Borrowers enrolled in the criminal justice program between 2009 and the school’s closure. Apply at studentaid.gov/borrower-defense/.

The Sweet v. McMahon settlement (formerly Sweet v. Cardona) covers over 200,000 borrowers who filed borrower defense claims against more than 150 schools. Class members — those who filed before June 22, 2022 — are entitled to automatic loan discharge, refund of payments, and credit repair. Post-class applicants who filed between June 23 and November 15, 2022, have court-enforced processing deadlines through April 2026.

For the full timeline, deadlines, and what to do based on your situation, see our Sweet v. McMahon settlement update.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 4, 2025) permanently restored the stricter 2019 borrower defense regulations. New claims face a higher burden of proof, a three-year filing deadline, and no group discharge process — roughly 3% of affected loans were discharged under these rules historically. If you already received a discharge through a blanket finding (Corinthian, ITT, Art Institutes, Westwood, Marinello), that relief is final and cannot be reversed.

For the full breakdown of which rules apply to your claim, what evidence you need, and step-by-step filing instructions, see our Borrower Defense to Repayment guide.

If you have private student loans from one of these schools, check whether you qualify for Navient’s School Misconduct Discharge Program.

You can still file a borrower defense claim. This list covers schools with known misconduct findings or pending claims, but it is not exhaustive. Any borrower who believes their school misled them or engaged in fraud can apply.

To build a strong claim without a group finding, focus on documenting specific misrepresentations your school made — inflated job placement rates, false promises about accreditation or credit transfers, misleading information about program costs, or deceptive recruitment tactics.