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What's the difference between for-profit and non-profit schools?
All the schools contained within this directory are designated public NON-PROFIT institutions.
A non-profit school:
- Provides education to its students for the greater good of the community, state, nation, or world;
- Cannot use its funds for any purpose other than the above;
- Must use its profits (as from tuition and fees) for the operation and funding of the institution;
- Does not pay taxes.
A for-profit school:
- Exists to make money for owners and/or shareholders;
- Pays taxes.

We have not included for-profit schools in our directory for the following reasons:
- They are usually more expensive than public schools;
- They are sometimes less rigorous in their academic content and, therefore, are not always recognized as legitimate sources of higher education by many employers and academic institutions;
- They may not be accredited.