Ross Medical Education Center, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, has purchased the Brown Mackie College located on Kimberly Road, Bettendorf.
The announcement was made Tuesday by Anne Dean, a corporate spokeswoman for Brown Mackie’s owner, Educational Management Corp., Pittsburgh.
The new name is Ross College Quad-Cities, and it will offer medical programs. Coursework includes: Business management, medical assistant, medical insurance billing and office administration, business management, occupational therapy assistant and information technology.
The actions to change, and close the Brown Mackie College programs came about six months after a landmark decision by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education. In November 2015, a $95.5 million settlement of false claims was announced by federal officials, including Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.