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High-Tech Institute (HTI), Inc. is the parent company of a collection of for-profit career college campuses around the United States under the names High-Tech Institute, Cambridge College, The Bryman School, Allied College, and Anthem College. The schools began as a single campus in Phoenix, Arizona, and have grown to include over fifteen campuses. The schools' curriculum focuses on Technology and Allied Health, qualifying students for work in a variety of fields.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Fields of Study 4 Accreditation 4.1 ACCSCT Probation 5 References

[edit] Mission

The mission of High-Tech Institute states that it is to provide quality postsecondary education focused on career success in the fields of Allied Health Care and Technology and to provide a learning environment that inspires all students to realize their full potential.

• Quality of life is improved through education.
• The road to success requires active participation.
• It only takes one person to make a difference.
• When we help people achieve success, everyone wins.

[edit] History

High-Tech Institute of Phoenix, Arizona, was originally founded in 1965 as the Electronic Institute of Arizona, and was purchased by Dennis and Marilyn Pobiak (owners until July 13, 2007) in 1982. In 1989, High-Tech Institute, Inc. acquired The Bryman School, also in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2003, Allied College of St. Louis, Missouri was acquired by High-Tech Institute. Allied College is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. In 2003, High-Tech Institute started their online campus, Anthem College, a division of High-Tech Institute, Phoenix. In 2004, The Chubb Institute was acquired by High-Tech Institute. The Chubb Schools are either accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools or Accrediting Council for Continuing Edcuation & Training or Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The Chubb Institute in Arlington, VA was renamed Banner College and Chicago, IL was renamed Banner Institute in 2005.

Branch campuses of High-Tech Institute/Phoenix, including the year they were established:

High-Tech Institute, Sacramento, California	1992
High-Tech Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota	1996
High-Tech Institute, Nashville, Tennessee	1999
High-Tech Institute, Atlanta, Georgia	2001
High-Tech Institute, Kansas City, Missouri	2003
Cambridge College, Bellevue, Washington	2004

Branch campuses of The Bryman School/Phoenix, including the year they were established:

Cambridge College, Denver Colorado	1994
High-Tech Institute, Orlando, Florida	1998
High-Tech Institute, Dallas, Texas	2000
High-Tech Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada	2002
High-Tech Institute, Memphis, Tennessee	2003
The Bryman School, Tempe, Arizona	2004

Branch campuses of Allied College/Maryland Heights, including the year they were established:

Allied College, Fenton, Missouri	1992
Cambridge College, Beaverton, Oregon	2004
High-Tech Institute, Brookfield, Wisconsin	2006

[edit] Fields of Study

Students may enter the college to focus in four main divisions - Health Care, Technology, Criminal Justice, or Visual Communications.^[1] Individual campuses may offer all or only some of these programs.

[edit] Accreditation

Schools under the banner of High-Tech Institute are accredited by different accrediting commissions. All schools are accredited by at least one of the following organizations:

• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT)
• The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
• The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)
• The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

Individual schools may also have additional accreditations.^[2]

[edit] ACCSCT Probation

High-Tech Institute has experienced problems with their accrediation status with the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and College of Technology. On January 16, 2007, the ACCSCT placed all schools in the High-Tech family on probation for several reasons, including faculty qualifications, general education requirements, and advertising issues. After follow-up visits, the ACCSCT took further action against the schools on October 12 that same year. That action stated that High-Tech Institute would no longer be allowed to confer Associate's level degrees. High-Tech Institute filed an appeal on that action and that appeal is still in process.^[3][4]

On March 24, 2008, the ACCSCT published their most recent probation actions and included the High-Tech Institute schools on that list.^[5]

On May 13, 2008, the ACCSCT replied to the appeal filed by High-Tech Institute. The ruling stated that High-Tech Institute would no longer be allowed to enroll students into accredited degree programs, but that the schools would be allowed to "teach-out" those student. This leaves the school system with the option of granting diplomas without an attached associate's degree.^[6]

[edit] References