Itt Educational Services 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of ITT Educational Services, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Daniel M. Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)          The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)          The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial

condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Daniel M. Fitzpatrick

Chief Financial Officer

July 27, 2006