Exhibit 12.1



Education Management LLC

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



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|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------- | - | -------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ----- | --------- | - | ----- | ---------------------- | - | ----- | - |  | - | -----
|                                                     |  | Year endedJune
30,2003 |       | Year endedJune
30,2004          |   | Year endedJune
30,2005           |  | Predecessor |       | Successor |   |       | Year endedJune
30,2007
|                                                     |  |                        |       | July 1, 2005through May 31,2006 |   | June 1, 2005through June 30,2006 |  |            
|Computation of fixed charges                         |  |                        |       |                                 |   |                                  |  |             |       |           |   |       |                        |   |       |   |  |   |      
|                                                     |  |                        |       |                                 |   |                                 
|Interest expense                                     |  | $                      | 1.1   |                                 | $ | 2.2                              |  | $           | 1.3   |           | $ | 0.8   |                        | $ | 13.8  |   |  | $ | 175.2
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|Amortization of debt issuance costs                  |  |                        | 1.0   |                                 |   | 0.5                              |  |             | 0.4   |           |   | 1.3   |                        |   | 0.6   |   |  |   | 7.7  
|Portion of rental expense representative of interest |  |                        | 14.2  |                                 |   | 16.9                             |  |             | 19    |           |   | 18.5  |                        |   | 1.9   |   |  |   | 22.3 
|                                                     |  |                        |       |                                 |   |                                  |  |             |       |           |   |       |                        |   |       |   |  |   |      
|Total fixed charges                                  |  | $                      | 16.3  |                                 | $ | 19.5                             |  | $           | 20.7  |           | $ | 20.6  |                        | $ | 16.3  |   |  | $ | 205.2
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|Computation of earnings                              |  |                        |       |                                 |   |                                  |  |             |       |           |   |       |                        |   |       |   |  |   |      
|Income (loss) before income taxes                    |  | $                      | 91.5  |                                 | $ | 130.5                            |  | $           | 168.8 |           | $ | 174.0 |                        | $ | (32.1 | ) |  | $ | 59.3 
|Fixed charges per above                              |  |                        | 16.3  |                                 |   | 19.5                             |  |             | 20.7  |           |   | 20.6  |                        |   | 16.3  |   |  |   | 205.2
|                                                     |  |                        |       |                                 |   |                                  |  |             |       |           |   |       |                        |   |       |   |  |   |      
|Total earnings                                       |  | $                      | 107.7 |                                 | $ | 150.1                            |  | $           | 189.5 |           | $ | 194.6 |                        | $ | (15.8 | ) |  | $ | 264.5
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                   |  |                        | 6.6   |                                 |   | 7.7                              |  |             | 9.2   |           |   | 9.4   |                        |   | (1.0  | ) |  |   | 1.3  
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|* | Earnings for the period June 1 through June 30, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $32.1.
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