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STUDENT RECEIVABLES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Changes in Current and Non-current Receivables Allowance | Changes in our current and non-current receivables allowance for the quarters and years to date ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | Balance, Beginning of Period |  |  | Charges to Expense (1) |  |  | Amounts Written-off |  |  | Balance, End of Period |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
For the quarter ended June 30, 2012 |  | $ | 59,789 |  |  | $ | 8,392 |  |  | $ | (14,494 | ) |  | $ | 53,687 |
For the quarter ended June 30, 2011 |  | $ | 87,276 |  |  | $ | 9,542 |  |  | $ | (18,770 | ) |  | $ | 78,048 |
For the year to date ended June 30, 2012 |  | $ | 64,953 |  |  | $ | 17,810 |  |  | $ | (29,076 | ) |  | $ | 53,687 |
For the year to date ended June 30, 2011 |  | $ | 90,939 |  |  | $ | 26,848 |  |  | $ | (39,739 | ) |  | $ | 78,048 |
(1) | Charges to expense include an offset for recoveries of amounts previously written off of $2.2 million and $2.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $5.1 million and $5.9 million for the years to date ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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