Ellis University was an accredited online for-profit college, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
The university offered online and in class undergraduate degrees in child development, interdisciplinary studies, accounting, business administration, and computer science, and graduate degrees in communications, business administration, and computer science.
Ellis University was issued a show cause by DEAC and, while operating under threat of removal of accreditation, withdrew its accreditation on September 29, 2016.
[5] On December 1, 2016, Ellis University ceased operations after a show-cause was issued by their accreditor.
[6][7][8] It was bought in 2012 and changed its name to John Hancock University.