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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract] |
Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source | The following tables disaggregate our revenue by major source for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
|  |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|  |  | CTU |  |  | AIU |  |  | Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | Total |
Tuition |  |  | $ | 370,318 |  |  | $ | 225,364 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 595,682 |
Technology fees |  |  |  | 17,844 |  |  |  | 9,412 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 27,256 |
Other miscellaneous fees(1) |  |  |  | 1,690 |  |  |  | 428 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,118 |
Total tuition and fees |  |  |  | 389,852 |  |  |  | 235,204 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 625,056 |
Other revenue(2) |  |  |  | 2,411 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 2,648 |
Total revenue |  |  | $ | 392,263 |  |  | $ | 235,374 |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 627,704 |
|  |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
|  |  | CTU |  |  | AIU |  |  | Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | Total |
Tuition |  |  | $ | 359,929 |  |  | $ | 196,712 |  |  | $ | 550 |  |  | $ | 557,191 |
Technology fees |  |  |  | 11,560 |  |  |  | 7,590 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 19,150 |
Other miscellaneous fees(1) |  |  |  | 1,769 |  |  |  | 416 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 2,204 |
Total tuition and fees |  |  |  | 373,258 |  |  |  | 204,718 |  |  |  | 569 |  |  |  | 578,545 |
Other revenue(2) |  |  |  | 2,512 |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 2,751 |
Total revenue |  |  | $ | 375,770 |  |  | $ | 204,920 |  |  | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 581,296 |
|  |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
|  |  | CTU |  |  | AIU |  |  | Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | Total |
Tuition |  |  | $ | 356,091 |  |  | $ | 190,739 |  |  | $ | 26,615 |  |  | $ | 573,445 |
Technology fees |  |  |  | 11,175 |  |  |  | 6,791 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 17,966 |
Other miscellaneous fees(1) |  |  |  | 1,964 |  |  |  | 451 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 2,438 |
Total tuition and fees |  |  |  | 369,230 |  |  |  | 197,981 |  |  |  | 26,638 |  |  |  | 593,849 |
Other revenue(2) |  |  |  | 2,095 |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 2,586 |
Total revenue |  |  | $ | 371,325 |  |  | $ | 198,251 |  |  | $ | 26,859 |  |  | $ | 596,435 |
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| (1) | Other miscellaneous fees include student activity fees and graduation fees.
| (2) | Other revenue primarily includes contract training revenue and bookstore sales.
| (3) | Revenue recorded within Corporate and Other relates to certain bookstore sales for the year ended December 31, 2019 and to closed campuses which are now reported within this category for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
Summary of Contract Assets Offset with Deferred Revenue Balances | The amount of contract assets which are being offset with deferred revenue balances as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | As of |
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Gross deferred revenue |  | $ | 63,204 |  |  | $ | 51,694 |
Gross contract assets |  |  | (38,557 | ) |  |  | (19,343 | )
Deferred revenue, net |  | $ | 24,647 |  |  | $ | 32,351 |
Changes in Deferred Revenue Balances | Changes in our deferred revenue balances for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | CTU |  |  | AIU |  |  | Corporate and Other (2) |  |  | Total |
Gross deferred revenue, January 1, 2019 |  | $ | 24,250 |  |  | $ | 27,444 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 51,694 |
Revenue earned from balances existing as of January 1, 2019 |  |  | (22,289 | ) |  |  | (21,824 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (44,113 | )
Billings during period (1) |  |  | 392,818 |  |  |  | 243,008 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 635,826 |
Revenue earned for new billings during the period |  |  | (367,563 | ) |  |  | (213,380 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (580,943 | )
Other adjustments |  |  | 629 |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 740 |
Gross deferred revenue, December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 27,845 |  |  | $ | 35,359 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 63,204 |
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
|  | CTU |  |  | AIU |  |  | Corporate and Other (2) |  |  | Total |
Gross deferred revenue, January 1, 2018 |  | $ | 23,933 |  |  | $ | 15,507 |  |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 39,544 |
Revenue earned from balances existing as of January 1, 2018 |  |  | (22,218 | ) |  |  | (14,086 | ) |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | (36,408 | )
Billings during period (1) |  |  | 373,671 |  |  |  | 216,670 |  |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 590,851 |
Revenue earned for new billings during the period |  |  | (351,040 | ) |  |  | (190,632 | ) |  |  | (465 | ) |  |  | (542,137 | )
Other adjustments |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (156 | )
Gross deferred revenue, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 24,250 |  |  | $ | 27,444 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 51,694 |
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| (1) | Billings during period includes adjustments for prior billings.
| (2) | Revenue recorded within Corporate and Other relates to closed campuses which are now reported within this category.

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