
	Education Management Corporation&nbsp;is a&nbsp;Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based operator of&nbsp;private sector&nbsp;post-secondary educational institutions in the United States and Canada.&nbsp;The company was founded in 1962 and currently operates 110 schools through its four&nbsp;higher education&nbsp;systems,Argosy University,&nbsp;The Art Institutes,&nbsp;Brown Mackie College&nbsp;and&nbsp;South University. As of 2012, more than 130,000 students attended Education Management Corporation-operated schools,making it the second largest private sector educational provider in the United States.&nbsp;The company has been the subject of several lawsuits and investigations regarding its practices relating to recruitment and student financial aid eligibility.
