Brown Mackie College – Kansas City in Lenexa, Kansas, is a member of the Brown Mackie College system of schools, a collection of private, for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the business, legal, health sciences, information technology, and creative fields. The Brown Mackie College system of schools has 22 locations throughout the United States, and has a total enrollment of 9,078 students (as of fall 2006). The Brown Mackie College schools are owned by Education Management Corporation, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brown Mackie College schools provide bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, diploma, and certificate programs. Brown Mackie College – Kansas City is a branch of Brown Mackie College - Salina, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association(NCA). Brown Mackie College – Kansas City is a branch of Brown Mackie College - Salina, which was founded and approved by the Board of Trustees of Kansas Wesleyan College in 1892. The trustees contracted with Professor T.W. Roach to organize the Commercial Department, which was then known as The Kansas Wesleyan School of Business.