Exhibit 12.1

Education Management LLC

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

	For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
	2007			2008			2009			2010			2011
Computation of fixed charges
Interest expense	$	167.5		$	156.5		$	149.3		$	115.8		$	118.2
Amortization of debt issuance costs		7.7			7.7			7.8			8.1			6.5
Portion of rental expense representative of interest		22.3			27.1			30.8			35.8			39.4
Total fixed charges	$	197.5		$	191.3		$	187.9		$	159.7		$	164.1
Computation of earnings
Income before income taxes	$	59.3		$	105.8		$	165.4		$	250.3		$	369.4
Fixed charges per above		197.5			191.3			187.9			159.7			164.1
Total earnings	$	256.8		$	297.1		$	353.3		$	410.0		$	533.5
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.3	x		1.6	x		1.9	x		2.6	x		3.3	x