Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

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10. CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Legal Matters.The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although the outcome of the legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, management believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Also, based on currently available information, management is of the opinion that the exposure to future material losses from existing legal proceedings is not reasonably possible, or that future material losses in excess of the amounts accrued are not reasonably possible.

DOE Program Reviews.The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) undertakes program reviews at Title IV participating institutions.Currently, there is pending program review activity at Kaplan Universityand one open review at KHE's Broomall, PA location. In May 2012, the DOE issued a preliminary report on its 2009 onsite program review at Kaplan University. Several of the preliminary findings require Kaplan University to conduct additional, detailed file reviews, with Kaplan University's review and response due in January 2013. In August 2012, the DOE notified Kaplan University that it was conducting an offsite program review focused on more recent years and the DOE began this review in September 2012.In addition, the Company is awaiting the DOE's final report on the program review at KHE's Broomall, PA, location. The results of these open reviews and their impact on Kaplan's operations are uncertain.

Other. In June 2012, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a KHE accreditor, issued a notice to three campuses (Baltimore, Dayton and Indianapolis Northwest), to “show cause” as to why their accreditation should not be withdrawn for failure to meet certain student achievement threshold requirements. These campuses represent approximately 2% of KHE's year-to-date revenue for 2012.Each of these campuses failed to meet student placement thresholds or student graduation rate thresholds or both in some programs or aggregated over all programs. The Baltimore and Dayton campuses responded in September 2012, providing their plans to improve these rates and come into compliance with the ACCSC standards. The Indianapolis Northwest responded in October 2012, indicating that this campus will be closing and consolidating into an existing campus, also in Indianapolis. KHE cannot be certain that its remedial measures will satisfy all of ACCSC's concerns; in the event that ACCSC determines that some or all of these campuses may lose accreditation, a loss of accreditation would mean that the school would no longer be eligible to participate in Title IV programs and may also lose programmatic accreditation necessary for students to obtain licensure and/or employment in specific professions.