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Kaplan has over 10,000 employees in 27 countries, and partners include more than 12,000 businesses and 4000 educational institutions. The company's chairman and CEO is Andrew S. Rosen, and its 2020 revenue was $1.3 billion. [1] Kaplan operates through two major divisions: Kaplan North America and Kaplan International.
[15] [16] In the years prior to its sale to Purdue University, Kaplan University's parent company, Kaplan Inc., closed or sold several schools, including Kaplan College (a primarily brick and mortar vocational school, not to be confused with the online university that became Kaplan University in 2004), [17] and Kaplan Career Institute, which ...
Transcender was established in 1992, shortly after Microsoft Corporation introduced its certification program. [1] In December 2003, Transcender joined Kaplan IT Learning and became a division of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), formerly known as The Washington Post Company, and is a provider of online higher education, K-12 services, and ...
Kaplan University (KU) was a private online for-profit university owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. It was predominantly a distance learning institution, maintaining 14 ground locations across the United States. The university was named in honor of Stanley H. Kaplan, [3] who founded Kaplan Test Prep. [4]
At the time of Stanley Kaplan's death in 2009, the Kaplan Co. brought in two-thirds of its annual revenue from other educational services besides SAT prep, such as pre-kindergarten and even accredited law programs. [3] In 2008, Kaplan Co.'s revenue was $2.3 billion, from an estimated one million students who enrolled in its courses that year. [3]
Brightwood College, formerly Kaplan College, was a system of for-profit colleges in the United States, owned and operated by Education Corporation of America. Main qualifications offered included health, business, criminal justice, information technology, nursing and professional training (trades) programs. [ 1 ]
He was named President of Kaplan, Inc. in 2002. [5] He later took over responsibility for all of Kaplan’s higher education operations, including Kaplan University, Concord Law School, and Kaplan Virtual Education. Under his leadership, Kaplan Higher Education has grown to account for half of Kaplan’s $2 billion revenue. [6]
Grayer joined Kaplan in 1990 as regional operations director, and held several titles before becoming president and CEO in July 1994. He was named Chairman and CEO of the education company in February 2002.(The Washingtonian, June 2005) When Grayer first became CEO of Kaplan in 1994, the company was an $80 million test preparation business. [3]