Exhibit 23.1

                      Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 10, 1998, except for Notes 1, 2, 3 and 8 which are as of June 9, 1998 
and Note 10 which is as of October 6, 1998 appearing on page F-1 of ITT 
Educational Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1997. We also consent to the references to us under the headings 
"Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should 
be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such 
"Selected Financial Data".



PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 17, 1998