Education Corporation of America is a Birmingham, Alabama-based for-profit career college operator with campuses across approximately 19 states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. Operating through subsidiaries Virginia College, LLC, New England College of Business and Finance, LLC, and Culinard, LLC, the company primarily serves nontraditional students — unemployed and underemployed adults seeking vocational skills — with revenues drawn almost entirely from Title IV federal student aid and accreditation through ACICS.