LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP

NOTES TO CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise stated)

Business Activities— Lincoln Educational Services Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us”, as applicable) provide diversified career-oriented postsecondary education to recent high school graduates and working adults. The Company, which currently operates 21 campuses in 12 states, has entered into leases fortwo new campuses: one in Houston, Texas, with programs expected to begin in the second half of 2025, and one in Hicksville, New York, with programs expected to begin by the end of 2026. The Company offers programs in skilled trades, automotive technology, healthcare services and information technology. The schools operate under the brands Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology and Nashville Auto Diesel College.

Most of the Company’s campuses serve major metropolitan markets and each typically offers courses in multiple areas of study. Five of the campuses are destination schools, which attract students from across the United States and, in some cases, from abroad. The Company’s other campuses primarily attract students from their local communities and surrounding areas. All of the campuses are nationally accredited and are eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education (“the DOE”) and applicable state education agencies and accrediting commissions, which allow students to apply for and access federal student loans as well as other forms of financial aid. The Company was incorporated in New Jersey in 2003 as the successor-in-interest to various acquired schools including Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc., which opened its first campus in Newark, New Jersey in 1946.

Basis of Presentation –The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been omitted or condensed pursuant to such regulations. These financial statements, which should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2024 audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and related disclosures of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (“Form 10-K”), reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such periods. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

The Company’s business is organized intotwo reportable business segments: Campus Operations and Transitional. The Campus Operations segment includes campuses that are continuing in operation and contribute to the Company’s core operations and performance. The Transitional segment refers to campuses that have been marked for closure and are currently being taught-out, in addition to campuses that are held-for sale or sold. As of March 31, 2025, no campuses were classified in the Transitional segment. During the prior year, the Company’s Summerlin, Las Vegas campus was classified in the Transitional segment. The sale of the Summerlin campus was consummated on January 1, 2025.

We evaluate performance based on operating results. Adjustments to reconcile segment results with consolidated results are included in the caption “Corporate,” which primarily includes unallocated corporate activity.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States(“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the estimates and assumptions, including those used to determine the incremental borrowing rate to calculate lease liabilities and right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, lease term to calculate lease cost, revenue recognition, bad debts, impairments, useful lives of fixed assets, income taxes, benefit plans, stock-based compensation, and certain accruals. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Start-up Costs—Costs related to the start of new campuses are expensed as incurred.

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New Accounting Pronouncements –In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220); Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosure of certain amounts included in the expense captions presented on the statement of operations, as well as disclosures about selling expenses. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis, with the option for retrospective application for periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on our financial statement disclosures.

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which provides updates to qualitative and quantitative reportable segment disclosure requirements, including enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and increased interim disclosure requirements, among others. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company has adopted the new disclosure requirements retrospectively in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures(“ASC 740”). The amendments in this ASU require that public business entities on an annual basis 1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation, and 2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments require disclosure about the amount of income taxes paid disaggregated (1) by federal, state and foreign taxes, and (2) by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid. The amendment also requires entities to disclose income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense disaggregated between domestic and foreign and income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations disaggregated by federal, state and foreign. For all public business entities, ASC 740 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption is permitted. We do not expect ASC 740 will have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Taxes— The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). This statement requires an asset and a liability approach for measuring deferred taxes based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities existing at each balance sheet date using enacted tax rates for years in which taxes are expected to be paid or recovered.

In accordance with ASC 740, the Company assesses our deferred tax asset to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is more likely than not unrealizable. A valuation allowance is required to be established or maintained when, based on currently available information, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In accordance with ASC 740, our assessment considers whether there has been sufficient income in recent years and whether sufficient income is expected in future years in order to utilize the deferred tax asset. In evaluating the realizability of deferred income tax assets, the Company considers, among other things, historical levels of income, expected future income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary reporting differences, and the expected impact of tax planning strategies that may be implemented to prevent the potential loss of future income tax benefits. Significant judgment is required in determining the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and/or tax returns. Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. Changes in, among other things, income tax legislation, statutory income tax rates or future income levels could materially impact the Company’s valuation of income tax assets and liabilities and could cause our income tax provision to vary significantly among financial reporting periods.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we didnot record any interest and penalties expense associated with uncertain tax positions, as we didnot have any uncertain tax positions.

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are determined in accordance with ASU No. 2015-06, Earnings per Share (Topic 260): Effects on historical earnings per unit of master limited partnership dropdown transactions, which specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for EPS. Basic EPS excludes all dilutive Common Stock equivalents. It is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS, as calculated using the treasury stock method, reflects the potential dilution that would occur if our dilutive outstanding stock options and stock awards were issued.

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The weighted average number of common shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

Substantially all of our revenues are considered to be revenues from contracts with students. We determine standalone selling price based on the price at which the distinct services or goods are sold separately. The related accounts receivable balances are recorded in our balance sheets as student accounts receivable. We do not have significant revenue recognized from performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods, and we do not have any transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations other than in our unearned tuition. We record revenue for students who withdraw from our schools only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. In addition, to reduce the amount of outstanding accounts receivable balances due from our students, the Company employs a continuous collection effort. Unearned tuition represents contract liabilities primarily related to our tuition revenue. We have elected not to provide disclosure about transaction prices allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations if the original contract durations are less than one-year, or if we have the right to consideration from a student in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to the student for performance obligations completed to date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contract with Customers. We have assessed the costs incurred to obtain a contract with a student and determined them to be immaterial.

Unearned tuition in the amount of $28.8 million and $30.6 million is recorded in the current liabilities section of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The change in this contract liability balance during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 is the result of payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations, offset by revenue recognized during that period. Revenue recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was $24.7 million.

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The following table depicts the timing of revenue recognitionby segment:

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at its inception. The Company considers any contract where there is an identified asset as to which the Company has the right to control its use in determining whether the contract contains a lease. An operating lease ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are to be recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As all of the Company’s operating leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available on the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. We estimate the incremental borrowing rate based on a yield curve analysis, utilizing the interest rate derived from the fair value analysis of our credit facility and adjusting it for factors that appropriately reflect the profile of secured borrowing over the expected term of the lease. The operating lease ROU assets include any lease payments made prior to the rent commencement date and exclude lease incentives. Our leases have remaining lease terms ofone year to 20 years. Lease terms may include options to extend the lease term used in determining the lease obligation when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating leases.

On December 12, 2024, the Company entered into a lease for approximately 65,000 square feet of space to serve as the Company’s new campus in Hicksville, New York. The lease term is currently planned to commence on or about August 1, 2025, with an initial lease term of 15 years and 9 months. The lease contains a renewal option allowing for either a 10-year renewal ortwo five-year renewals. The Company signed the lease commitment on January 1, 2025. However, the Company will not take possession until the lease commencement date.

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The following table presents components of lease cost and classification on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

The net change in ROU asset and operating lease liability is included in the net change in other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

The net change in ROU asset and finance lease liability is split between principal payments, interest expense and amortization expense. Principal payments are classified in the financing section, interest expense is included in net income and amortization expense is broken out separately in the operating section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to our leases are as follows:

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company did not enter into any new operating or finance leases and did not make any lease modifications.

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our leases are as follows:

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Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for our leases as of March 31, 2025, are as follows:

The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets and identifiable intangibles annually, or more frequently if necessary, for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the Company determines that an asset’s carrying value is impaired, it will record a write-down of the carrying value of the asset and charge the impairment as an operating expense in the period in which the determination is made. For other long-lived assets, including ROU lease assets, the Company evaluates assets for recoverability when there is an indication of potential impairment. If the undiscounted cash flows from a group of assets being evaluated is less than the carrying value of that group of assets, the fair value of the asset group is determined and the carrying value of the asset group is written down to fair value.

When we perform the quantitative impairment test for long-lived assets, we examine estimated future cash flows using Level 3 inputs. These cash flows are evaluated by using weighted probability techniques as well as comparisons of past performance against projections. Assets may also be evaluated by identifying independent market values.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there wereno impairments of goodwill or long-lived assets.

The carrying amount of goodwill on March 31, 2025 was as follows:

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Property, equipment and facilities consist of the following:

Property, equipment and facilities are recorded at cost, with depreciation expense included in our educational services and facilities and selling, general and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The increase in property, equipment and facilities was driven by several factors, including a $18.0 million investment relating to the build-out of the new Nashville, Tennessee, Levittown, Pennsylvania and Houston Texas campuses, $3.5 million in new and expanded programs at various campuses, expansions and additional programs focused on Welding, Electrical and Electronic Systems Technology (“EEST”), Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (“HVAC”), and Auto and Medical Assistant (“MA”), and $3.8 million of facilities upgrades including security and branding, with the remainder focusing on training materials and equipment. Depreciation and amortization expense of property, equipment and facilities was $3.8 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Credit Facility

On February 16, 2024, the Company entered into a secured credit agreement (the “Fifth Third Credit Agreement”) with Fifth Third Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), pursuant to which the Company, as borrower, has obtained a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million including a $10.0 million letter of credit sublimit and a $20.0 million accordion feature (the “Facility”), the proceeds of which are to be used for working capital, general corporate and certain other permitted purposes. The Facility is guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and is secured by a first priority lien in favor of the Bank on substantially all of the personal property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries. The term of the Facility is 36 months, maturing on February 16, 2027.

Each advance under the Facility will bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made at an interest rate determined at the election of the Company at either the Tranche Rate (which is the forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) forone orthree months), or the Base Rate (which is a variable per annum rate, as of any date of determination, equal to the Bank’s Prime Rate), plus an Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin is determined pursuant to a Pricing Grid, which for loans subject to the Tranche Rate varies from 1.75% to 2.50% and for loans subject to the Base Rate varies from 0.75% to 1.50%. The Applicable Margin may change quarterly based on the Total Leverage Ratio at such time. The Total Leverage Ratio is determined with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for an applicable quarterly period by dividing the aggregate principal amount of various forms of borrowed indebtedness as of the last day of a determination period by EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for such period. Interest is paid in arrears, either quarterly or monthly depending on the Company’s interest rate election, with the principal due at maturity.

Under the terms of the Fifth Third Credit Agreement, the Company will pay to the Bank an unused facility fee on the average daily unused balance of the Facility at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%, which fee is payable in arrears on dates when interest is due and payable. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company has paid less than $0.1 million in unused facility fees, which were expensed as incurred. The Company will also pay to the Bank a letter of credit fee equal to the Applicable Margin for loans subject to the Tranche Rate multiplied by the maximum amount available to be drawn under such letter of credit.

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The Fifth Third Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, as well as events of default customary for facilities of this type.

On July 18, 2024, the Company entered into a first amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Fifth Third Credit Agreement with Bank. Among other things, the First Amendment effects certain modifications to (i) clarify certain representations and affirmative covenants of the Company, (ii) clarify certain conditions to each advance, (iii) clarify and/or replace certain events of default and (iv) delete or revise certain definitions in order to harmonize them with the other modifications made. The First Amendment also contains customary releases, representations and warranties and reaffirmations consistent with the original terms of the Fifth Third Credit Agreement. Except as set forth above, the First Amendment does not materially alter the Fifth Third Credit Agreement.

On March 11, 2025, the Company entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Fifth Third Credit Agreement, which increased the aggregate principal amount available under the Facility from $40.0 million to $60.0 million. The Second Amendment also expanded the accordion feature from $20.0 million to $25.0 million and extended the maturity date of the Facility from February 16, 2027 to March 7, 2028.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid fees of approximately $0.1 million in connection with the Fifth Third Credit Agreement’ Second Amendment, consisting of bank fees, legal costs and other customary fees and reimbursements. The fees were capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the Fifth Third Credit Agreement.

As of March 31, 2025, there wasno debt outstanding under the Facility.

Common Stock

Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by our Board of Directors and have the right toone vote per share on all matters requiring shareholder approval. The Company hasnot declared or paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock since the Company’s Board of Directors discontinued our quarterly cash dividend program in February 2015. The Company has no current intentions to resume the payment of cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Restricted Stock

The Company currently has onlyone active stock incentive plan: the Lincoln Educational Services Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”)

On March 26, 2020, the Board of Directors adopted the LTIP to provide an incentive to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company to align their interests in the Company’s success with those of its shareholders through the grant of equity-based awards. On June 16, 2020, the shareholders of the Company approved the LTIP. The LTIP is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or such other qualified committee appointed by the Board of Directors, which will, among other duties, have the full power and authority to take all actions and make all determinations required or provided for under the LTIP. Pursuant to the LTIP, the Company may grant options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options. Under the LTIP, employees may surrender shares as payment of applicable income tax withholding on the vested Restricted Stock. The LTIP has a duration of 10 years. On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval, the amendment of the LTIP to increase the aggregate number of shares available under the LTIP from 2,000,000 shares to 4,000,000 shares. The amendment was approved and adopted by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2023.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, the Company completed a net share settlement for 197,973 shares and 315,611 restricted shares on behalf of certain employees that participate in the LTIP upon the vesting of the restricted shares pursuant to the terms of the LTIP. The net share settlement was in connection with income taxes incurred on restricted shares that vested and were transferred to the employees during 2025 and/or 2024, creating taxable income for the employees. At the employees’ request, the Company paid these taxes on behalf of the employees in exchange for the employees returning an equivalent value of restricted shares to the Company. These transactions resulted in a decrease of $3.6 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, to equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the cash payment of the taxes effectively was a repurchase of the restricted shares granted in previous years.

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The following is a summary of transactions pertaining to Restricted Stock:

The Restricted Stock expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The unrecognized Restricted Stock expense as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $1.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding shares of Restricted Shares under the LTIP had an aggregate intrinsic value of $12.9 million compared to $14.4 million in the prior year.

Share Repurchase Program

On May 24, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a share repurchase program of up to $30.0 million of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. The repurchase program was authorized for 12 months. Pursuant to the program, purchases may be made, from time to time, in open-market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means as determined by the Company’s management and in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The timing of purchases and the number of shares repurchased under the program will depend on a variety of factors including price, trading volume, corporate and regulatory requirements and market conditions. The Company retains the right to limit, terminate or extend the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice.

The Board of Directors extended the share repurchase program for an additional 12 months and authorized the repurchase of an additional $10.0 million of the Company’s Common Stock, for an aggregate of up to $30.6 million in additional repurchases in February 2023 and thereafter in May 2024 and most recently on May 7, 2025, when the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized an extension of the share repurchase program for an additional 12 months through May 24, 2026.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company didnot repurchase any shares under the share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2025, the Company hadapproximately $29.7 million remaining for additional repurchases under the program. Since inception of the program, the Company has made repurchases of approximately 1.7 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an average share price of $5.95 for an aggregate expenditure of approximately $10.3 million.

There are no material developments relating to previously disclosed legal proce edings. See the“Legal Proceedings” section of the Company’s Form 10-Kand previous Form 10-Qsfor information regarding existing legal proceedings.

In the ordinary conduct of our business, we are subject to additional periodic lawsuits, investigations, regulatory proceedings and other claims, including, but not limited to, claims involving students or graduates, routine employment matters and business disputes. We cannot predict the ultimate resolution of these lawsuits, investigations, regulatory proceedings and other claims asserted against us, but we do not believe that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Student Financing Plans—As of March 31, 2025, the Company had outstanding net financing commitments to its students to assist them in financing their education of approximately $48.9 million, net of interest.

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The Company manages its business, evaluates performance and allocates resources based ontwo reportable business segments, Campus Operations and Transitional.

Campus Operations – The Campus Operations segment includes campuses that are continuing in operation and contribute to the Company’s core operations and performance. All of the campuses continuing in operation are classified in this segment. The majority of the campuses offer programs across various areas of study.

Transitional – The Transitional segment refers to campuses that are marked for closure and are currently being taught out, in addition to campuses that are held-for-sale or sold. The net assets of the Summerlin, Las Vegas campus were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2024 and written down by $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. On January 1, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Summerlin, Las Vegas campus, andno gain or loss was recognized on the sale. Operating results for the Summerlin campus were classified within the Transitional segment.

The individual operating segments have been aggregated into thetwo main reportable segments based on the method by which our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) evaluates performance and allocates resources and as a result of the Company’s judgment, that the reporting units have similar products, production processes, types of customers, methods of distribution, regulatory environment and economic characteristics. The Company’s CODM is comprised of a team of executives deemed the “Executive Committee” which is made up of the following individuals:

1. Scott Shaw – Chief Executive Officer and Director

2. Brian Meyers – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

The CODM assesses segment financial performance by reviewing segment revenue and segment operating income, which includes certain Corporate overhead allocations relating directly to the segments disclosed. Some of the allocated costs include the centralization of the Company’s financial aid process, national sales and receivables and default costs. The CODM will make decisions to allocate resources based on the review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial information categorized by segment. The financial information is presented to the CODM using actual-to-actual results and budget-to-actual results.

We evaluate performance based on operating results. Adjustments to reconcile segment results with consolidated results are included in the caption “Corporate,” which primarily includes unallocated corporate activity

Summary financial information by reporting segment is as follows:

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The accounting framework for determining fair value includes a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to measure fair value, which enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements. The fair value hierarchy consists of three tiers:

Level 1: Defined as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Defined as inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Defined as unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The Company measures the fair value of money market funds and treasury bills using Level 1 inputs. Pricing sources may include industry standard data providers, security master files from large financial institutions and other third-party sources used to determine a daily market value.

The following table presents the fair valueof the financial instruments measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, short-term investments, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accrued expenses and other short-term liabilities, approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these items.

Student receivables represent funds owed to us in exchange for the educational services provided to a student. Student receivables are reflected net of an allowance for credit losses at the end of the reporting period. Student receivables, net, are reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as components of both current and non-current assets.

Our students pay for their costs through a variety of funding sources, including federal loan and grant programs, institutional payment plans, Veterans Administration and other military funding and grants, private and institutional scholarships and cash payments. Cash receipts from government-related sources are typically received during the current academic term. Students who have not applied for any type of financial aid generally set up a payment plan with the institution and make payments on a monthly basis as per the terms of the payment plan. A student receivable balance is written off when deemed uncollectable, which is typically once a student is out of school and there has been no payment activity on the account for 150 days. If, however, the student does remit a payment during this time period, the 150-day policy for write-off starts again until either (1) the student continues making payments, or (2) the student does not make any additional payments after which the student receivable balance is written off after 150 days. In an effort to reduce the risk for writing off a student’s account, the Company employs a continuous collection effort to minimize exposure from outstanding receivables.

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Students enrolled in the Company’s programs are provided with a variety of funding resources, including financial aid, grants, scholarships andprivate loans. After exhausting allfund options, if the student is still in need of additional financing, the Companymay offer an institutional loanas a lender of last resort.

Our standard student receivable allowance is based on an estimate of lifetime expected credit losses on student receivables that considers vintages of receivables to determine a loss rate. In considering lifetime credit losses, if the expected life goes beyond the Company’s reasonable ability to forecast, the Company then reverts back to historical loss experience as an indicator of collections. In determining the expected credit losses for the period, student receivables were disaggregated and pooled into two different categories to refine the calculation. Other information considered included external factors outside the Company’s control. Given that collection history during the COVID-19 pandemic was not considered to be a reliable indicator of a student’s repayment history, the Company adjusted the historical loss calculation by normalizing the financial data relating to that time period. Our estimation methodology further considered a number of quantitative and qualitative factors that, based on our collection experience, we believe have an impact on our repayment risk and ability to collect student receivables. Changes in the trends in any of these factors may impact our estimate of the allowance for credit losses. These factors include, but are not limited to: internal repayment history, student status, changes in the current economic condition, legislative or regulatory environments, internal cash collection forecasts and the ability to complete the federal financial aid process with the student. These factors are monitored and assessed on a regular basis. Overall, our allowance estimation process for student receivables is validated by trending analysis and comparing estimated and actual performance.

Student Receivables

The Company has student receivables that are due greater than 12 months from the date of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the amount of non-current student receivables under payment plans that is longer than 12 months in duration, net of allowance for credit losses, was $16.8 million and $19.6 million, respectively.

The following table presentsthe amortized cost basis of student receivables as of March 31, 2025, by year of origination.

The Company does not utilize or maintain data pertaining to student credit information.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

We define student receivables as a portfolio segment under Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). Changes in our current and non-current allowance for credit losses related to our student receivable portfolio were calculated in accordance with ASC 326 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amount reported in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the current portion of student receivables approximates fair value because of the nature of these financial instruments, as they generally have short maturity periods. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of the non-current portion of student receivables, since observable market data is not readily available and no reasonable estimation methodology exists.

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