Vista Education Group® owns and operates private accredited colleges across the United States as well as via the Internet. Our schools serve the needs of thousands of students while giving employers an educated and skilled workforce in the markets where we are located.
We provide 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. It is our goal to specialize in those areas for which the job growth potential is expected to be the highest. Our hallmark is personalized, practical, real-world instruction that best prepares the student for his or her future while meeting the needs of employers. And we pledge to accomplish that in an encouraging, resourceful and enabling atmosphere
Vista Education Group® schools are licensed or authorized by:
- U.S. Department of Education
- Oregon Department of Postsecondary Education
- Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
- California Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
- Washington State Commission on Independent Education
- The Utah Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration
- New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
- The Idaho Higher Education Commission
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Iowa Higher Education Coordinating Board
LEADERSHIP
- Andrew J. Pearson
President & Chief Executive Officer - Andre K. Hyde
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development - Charles L. Estrada
Chief Financial Officer - Steven E. Pena
Senior Vice President of Financial Operations and Controller - Jeremy D. Kemp
Group President of Operations - Julius N. Berg
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Partnerships - Rebecca A. Summers
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer - Oliver S. Poulsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Jonathan J. Parkes (Chairman)
Managing Partner, Richards, Lake & Partners - Thomas A. Moore Jr. (Vice Chairman)
Retired CEO, Vista Education Group - John Bakalar
Former President and COO, Texas Instruments Corporation - Andre K. Hyde
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Vista Education Group - John P. Frazee Jr.
Retired President, Telco Corporation - Gary Kerber
Retired Chairman and CEO, Levine Higher Education Corporation - Christopher W. Larson III
Vice President, Richards, Lake & Partners - Tai Qiang (Honorary)
President & CEO, GUI Microsystems