Editing ITT Technical Institute (section)

==Academics==
The school characterized ITT Tech students as "older and balancing family obligations with underemployment."<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/itt-technical-institute-freezes-tuition-for-sixth-straight-year-300273974.html|title=ITT Technical Institute Freezes Tuition for Sixth Straight Year|publisher=ITT Educational Services}}</ref> The company's web site stated: "The programs employ traditional, applied and adult-learning pedagogies and are delivered through traditional, accelerated and distance methodologies in a learner-centered environment of mutual respect."<ref name="itt-tech.edu">{{cite web| url=http://www.itt-tech.edu| title=ITT Technical Institute| publisher=ITT Technical Institute| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025223746/http://www.itt-tech.edu/| archive-date=2005-10-25}}</ref>

ITT Tech offered associate, [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], and [[master's degree|master's]] (business-only, online) degrees. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the only state which forbade ITT Tech to offer master's degrees.  {{as of|2015|December|31|df=US}}, the ITT Technical Institutes were offering 49 education programs in various fields of study.<ref name="ITT 2015 10K"/>

At the vast majority of campuses, ITT Tech organized the academic schedules based on four 12-week academic quarters in a calendar year, with new students beginning at the start of each academic quarter. Using that calendar, students taking a full course load could complete associate degree programs in seven or eight academic quarters, bachelor's degree programs in 14 or 15 academic quarters, or a master's degree program in seventeen academic quarters.<ref name="ITT 2015 10K"/>

Depending on student enrollment, class sessions at ITT Technical Institute campuses were generally available during the day and evening. The courses for education programs taught online were delivered through an asynchronous learning network and had a prescribed schedule for completion of the coursework. At the vast majority of ITT Technical Institute campuses, the class schedule for education program residence courses and the coursework completion schedule for online courses generally provided students with the flexibility to maintain employment concurrently with their studies. Student surveys indicated that a majority of ITT Technical Institute students worked at least part-time during their programs. A significant portion of classes involved practical study in a lab environment.<ref name="ITT 2015 10K"/>

===Accreditation===
ITT Tech was [[Higher education accreditation in the United States#National accreditors|nationally accredited]] by the [[Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools]] (ACICS). According to ITT Educational Services' annual report for the fiscal year 2015, 31 campuses and more than 400 programs were not meeting ACICS standards for student retention.<ref name="ITT 2015 10K" /> Per the ITT Tech web site, "it is unlikely that any credits earned at an ITT Technical Institute will be transferable to or accepted by any institution other than an ITT Technical Institute."<ref name="itt-tech.edu"/> In April 2016, ACICS issued the company a "show cause" order to request information establishing why the accreditor should continue to accredit the institution. This order was in response to its programs being non-compliant with specific standards.<ref name="IHE 20160422">{{cite web| url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/04/21/under-scrutiny-itself-profit-accreditor-gets-tough-itt-tech| website=Inside Higher Ed| title=Under Scrutiny Itself, For-Profit Accreditor Gets Tough With ITT Tech| date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

===Rankings===
In 2015, financial news site [[TheStreet.com]] ranked ITT Technical Institute-Seattle on a list of "10 Best U.S. Two-Year Colleges That Actually Pay Off."<ref name="McClay">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13345275/7/10-best-u-s-two-year-colleges-that-actually-pay-off.html|title=10 Best U.S. Two-Year Colleges That Actually Pay Off|last=McClay|first=Rebecca|date=October 31, 2015|language=en-US|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> According to TheStreet.com, ITT's Seattle campus ranked fourth in terms of alumni reporting rewarding careers, only after its sister ITT Technical Institute schools in [[San Antonio]], West Houston, and [[San Diego]].<ref name="McClay"/>