Legacy Education Expands into Texas with New Central Coast College Campus in Houston

Legacy Education (LGCY) is expanding into Texas by establishing a new Central Coast College campus in Houston, with opening targeted for the company’s second fiscal quarter of 2027.

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Legacy Education (LGCY) is expanding into Texas by establishing a new Central Coast College campus in Houston, with opening targeted for the company’s second fiscal quarter of 2027.

The company has signed a lease for an approximately 28,000-square-foot facility at 10496 Katy Freeway, marking its first Texas location and extending the Central Coast College brand beyond Salinas, California. The Houston campus is expected to offer allied health, nursing, veterinary and other healthcare-related career programs similar to those in Salinas, subject to regulatory and accrediting approvals.

The campus will feature classroom and hands-on lab spaces designed to support a modern, career-focused learning environment in a region described as having strong demand for trained healthcare professionals.

Market Context

LGCY's pre-headline 1.77% gain was accompanied by only one scanner peer, GNS at 3.16%, while no same...

Analysis

LGCY's pre-headline 1.77% gain was accompanied by only one scanner peer, GNS at 3.16%, while no same-direction peer cluster was recorded, leaving the Houston expansion without a documented sector-wide momentum backdrop.

Key Figures

Facility size: approximately 28,000 square feet Planned opening: second fiscal quarter of 2027

Facility size

approximately 28,000 square feet

New Houston campus

Planned opening

second fiscal quarter of 2027

Houston campus

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LANCASTER, Calif., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Education Inc. ("Legacy Education" or the "Company") (NYSE American: LGCY), a leading provider of career education healthcare programs, today announced its expansion into Texas with a new Central Coast College campus in Houston. The Company has signed a lease for an approximately 28,000-square-foot facility located at 10496 Katy Freeway, with plans to open during the Company's second fiscal quarter of 2027.

The Houston campus will mark Legacy Education's entry into the Texas market and extend the Central Coast College brand beyond its longtime home in Salinas, California. Founded in 1983, Central Coast College provides career-focused education in allied health, nursing, veterinary and other healthcare-related fields.

The new Houston location will offer a range of career training programs like those currently offered at Central Coast College in Salinas, subject to applicable regulatory and accrediting approvals.

"Houston stood out as a natural market for Legacy Education's continued expansion to support the growing demand for healthcare workers," said Joe Bartolome, Senior Vice President of Operations for Legacy Education. "The size and diversity of the region, combined with its strong healthcare sector, make it an exciting opportunity for us to bring the Central Coast College model to Texas. This 28,000-square-foot campus gives us the space to create a modern, hands-on learning environment and establish a foundation for future growth in the market."

The new campus will be designed to support both classroom instruction and hands-on training, with labs and learning spaces tailored to Central Coast College's career-focused programs.

"Expanding into Houston represents an important milestone for Legacy Education," said LeeAnn Rohmann, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Education. "For more than four decades, Central Coast College has helped students build skills for meaningful careers. Bringing that same commitment to Houston allows us to expand our impact while continuing our mission of providing educational opportunities that meet the needs of students, employers and the communities we serve."

Houston is home to one of the nation's largest healthcare sectors, making the market an important part of Legacy Education's mission to expand its career education offerings into communities with significant demand for trained healthcare professionals.

About Legacy Education Inc.

Legacy Education (NYSE American: LGCY) is an award-winning, nationally accredited, for-profit post-secondary education company founded in 2009. Legacy Education provides career-focused education primarily in the healthcare field, with certificates and degrees for nursing, sonography, medical technicians, dental assisting, business administration, and several others. The Company offers a wide range of educational programs and services to help students achieve their professional goals. Legacy Education's focus is on providing high-quality education that is accessible and affordable. Legacy Education is committed to growing its education footprint via organic enrollment growth, addition of new programs, and accretive acquisitions. For more information, please visit www.legacyed.com or on LinkedIn @legacy-education-inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute "forward-looking statements." These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company's growth strategy and operations, including the anticipated timing of the opening of, and the Company's ability to obtain necessary regulatory and accrediting approvals for its new Houston, Texas campus. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management's current expectations and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainty, and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements because of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions, regulatory and accrediting approvals, the Company's ability to complete the buildout of and open the new Houston campus on the anticipated timeline, or at all, the Company's ability to attract sufficient student enrollment and qualified faculty, risks associated with entering a new geographic market and the factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Legacy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Legacy's other filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All such statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as Legacy's current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Legacy cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Legacy does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law.

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FAQ

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Where will the new Central Coast College campus in Houston be located?

The new Central Coast College campus in Houston is planned for an approximately 28,000-square-foot facility at 10496 Katy Freeway.

When does Legacy Education plan to open the Houston campus?

Legacy Education plans to open the Houston Central Coast College campus during its second fiscal quarter of 2027, subject to applicable approvals.

What types of programs will be offered at the Houston campus?

The Houston campus is expected to offer a range of career training programs similar to those at Central Coast College in Salinas, including allied health, nursing, veterinary and other healthcare-related fields, subject to regulatory and accrediting approvals.

How will the Houston campus be configured to support learning?

The Houston campus will be designed for both classroom instruction and hands-on training, with labs and learning spaces tailored to Central Coast College’s career-focused programs.