Jim Tolbert

Education Futures Group LLC operates small accredited post-secondary schools in secondary markets. It is a premier provider of for-profit post-secondary education and continuing education. The firm focuses on acquisition opportunities where the target companies could benefit from an operationally-oriented buyer with a strong capital base. The company was founded by Jim Tolbert in 2005 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry engages in the provision of support and growth opportunity for member businesses and adding value to local firms. It also represents members' view through lobbying activity. The company was founded in 1813 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Virginia College has a long history of offering new direction to its students. The College was founded by the Atlantis Group, Inc., in 1983 and then purchased by Career Futures, Inc., in 1989. The College opened its first branch campus in Birmingham, Alabama, in February 1992, and this became the main campus in 1995. In April 1993, the College opened its second branch campus in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1997, Virginia College received senior college recognition from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) which now accredits all programs at the school’s campuses. Education Corporation of America acquired Virginia College in mid 1999. The College opened its third branch campus in Jackson, Mississippi, in January 2000. Medical Career Centers in Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, became part of the Virginia College family in July 2001.

College Loan Corp. engages in the provision of loans for education. It finances student loans through the issuance of notes by various trusts. The company was founded by Cary Katz in September 1999 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Education Corp of America owns and operates private accredited colleges. The college provides educational opportunities in business, administrative, management, medical, technical and professional programs that are designed to prepare students for direct entry into the job market in the career areas of their choice. The college also offers associate degrees, diploma/certificate courses, master's degrees and baccalaureate degrees at our various campuses and online. The company was Founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.