Kaplan University

Kaplan University (KU) is the "working together as" (DBA) name of the Iowa College Acquisition Corporation, an organization that possesses and works revenue driven schools. It is possessed by Kaplan, Inc., an auxiliary of Graham Holdings Company.

Kaplan University is prevalently a separation learning foundation of advanced education that is provincially certify by the Higher Learning Commission and is an individual from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Kaplan University was named to pay tribute to Stanley H. Kaplan, who established Kaplan Test Prep.

In 2014 U.S. News & World Report positioned Kaplan University as #56 of 205 in the online lone wolf's system classification. The college's graduate nursing project was positioned #70 of 95.

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Kaplan University has confronted a few government shriek blower claims whose allegations dovetail with the discoveries of a covert elected examination which uncovered high-weight enrolling and unlikely compensation guarantees. Kaplan's enlistment has declined from 119,000 to 65,000 in the midst of these contentions.

As per the New York Times, 23% of Kaplan's projects fall flat the proposed productive vocation regulations, and an extra 10% are near to coming up short. This implies that a noteworthy number of Kaplan graduates are not able to pay back their understudy advances.

In 2015, Kaplan settled with government Officials in regards to assertions that it contracted educators who were not qualified. Pretty nearly 300 previous understudies of Kaplan will get educational cost discounts as a feature of the settlement.
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History

The American Institute of Commerce was set up in 1937 preceding changing its name to Quest College. In November 2000, Quest College's name was changed to Kaplan College after Kaplan, Inc. obtained it with the buy of Quest Education Corporation.

In September 2004, Kaplan College authoritatively changed its name to Kaplan University after it was conceded authorization to offer graduate-level degree programs.
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The college's school of nursing was honored a national expert accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in April 2006 from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In October 2007, every one of the seven Iowa and Nebraska-based Hamilton College (Iowa) grounds converged with Kaplan University and are presently working under the Kaplan University brand. Harmony Law School converged with Kaplan University in October 2007, changing its name to Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Accord is not perceived by the American Bar Association, which does not authorize online organizations, despite the fact that understudies with non-ABA-certify law degrees are permitted to take California's bar examination and provide legal counsel once admitted to the bar.

Offerings and enlistment

Kaplan University offers associate's, bachelor's, and graduate degrees and in addition testaments in such fields as training, business, data innovation, expressions and sciences, social insurance, nursing, criminal equity, and lawful studies. Kaplan University serves more than 42,000 online and on-grounds understudies. While Kaplan University is situated in Davenport, Iowa, the fundamental organization building is situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.In expansion to 11 grounds in Iowa, Nebraska, and Maryland (and four Kaplan University Learning Centers), Kaplan has online understudy bolster focuses in Florida and Illinois. Kaplan has about 3,600 educators, teachers, and chairmen.

Affirmations and budgetary guide

Kaplan University has an open affirmations strategy. Candidates are qualified for both Pell awards and government understudy advances. The college offers individuals from the military marked down educational cost rates and in addition allowing administration individuals school credit for a percentage of the military training they may have gotten while in the administration.