Education Management LLC Announces the Opening of Brown Mackie College - Boise

BOISE, Idaho, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Management LLC (EDMC) today announced the addition of Brown Mackie College - Boise to its Brown Mackie College system of schools. Brown Mackie College - Boise will be Education Management's first school location in the state of Idaho.

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With its first day of class slated for September 2, 2008, Brown Mackie College - Boise will occupy approximately 26,600 square feet at 9050 West Overland Road near downtown Boise. The school will begin enrolling students immediately.

"Brown Mackie College - Boise will offer curricula that complements the demand for a skilled workforce in the Boise metropolitan area," says Danny Finuf, president of the Brown Mackie College system of schools. "The school's curriculum and educational programs are designed to enable students to achieve their professional and personal aspirations while making a meaningful and long-lasting contribution to the community."

Brown Mackie College - Boise will initially offer Bachelor of Science degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, and Healthcare Management; and Associate of Science degree programs in Accounting Technology, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, Medical Assisting, Office Management, Paralegal, and Surgical Technology. The school will also offer diploma programs in Accounting, Business, Criminal Justice, Medical Assistant, and Paralegal Assistant.

The school's educational model is designed with the needs of students in mind -- flexible academic program delivery options offered at convenient times, personalized instruction and small classes which enable students to fulfill work or family obligations as they pursue a higher education degree.

For information on classes at Brown Mackie College - Boise, call (888) 810-9286 or visit the school's website at http://www.brownmackie.edu/boise.

Brown Mackie College - Boise is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Brown Mackie College - Boise is a branch of Brown Mackie College - South Bend, located in South Bend, IN.

Brown Mackie College - Boise is one of 19 school locations of the Brown Mackie College system of schools (http://www.brownmackie.edu), which is dedicated to providing educational programs that prepare students for entry- level positions in a competitive, rapidly-changing workplace. Brown Mackie College schools offers bachelor's degree, associate's degree, certificate, and diploma programs in health sciences, business, information technology, legal studies and design technologies.

The parent company of the Brown Mackie College system of schools, Education Management LLC (http://www.edmc.com), with 96,000 students as of Fall 2007, is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Education Management has 85 primary locations in 27 U.S. states and in Canada. Education Management's educational institutions offer a broad range of academic programs concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information technology, legal studies and business fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. Education Management has provided career-oriented education for over 40 years.