Kaplan University
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| Established: | 1937 as the American Institute of Commerce |
| Type: | For-profit online university |
| President: | Andrew S. Rosen |
| Faculty: | 1,500 |
| Students: | 38,000 |
| Location: | Davenport, IA, USA |
| Campus: | Online and Davenport, IA |
| Mascot: | Owl |
| Affiliations: | Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, The Washington Post Company, accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website: | www.kaplanuniversity.edu |
Kaplan University is the doing business as name[1] of the Iowa College Acquisition Corporation, a company that owns and operates independent, private, for-profit colleges. Kaplan University is predominantly distance learning and is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Kaplan University is headquartered in Davenport, IA and offers certificates and associate, bachelor, and master level degrees in fields such as education, business, technology, arts and sciences, healthcare, nursing, and criminal justice. The for-profit university has more than 38,000 students, mostly online with a small proportion of on-ground students. In addition to campuses in Iowa and Nebraska and at the Concord Law School, Kaplan has support centers in South Florida, Chicago and Phoenix.
The university is owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.
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[edit] History
The American Institute of Commerce was established in 1937 before changing its name to Quest College. In November 2000, Quest College's name was changed to Kaplan College after Kaplan, Inc. acquired it with the purchase of Quest Education Corporation.
In September 2004, Kaplan College officially changed its name to Kaplan University after it was granted permission to offer graduate-level degree programs.
The university’s School of Nursing was awarded a national professional accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in April 2006 from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
In October 2007, all seven Iowa- and Nebraska-based Hamilton College (Iowa) campuses merged with Kaplan University and are now operating under the Kaplan University brand as Kaplan campuses.
Concord Law School merged with Kaplan University in October 2007 changing its name to Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Concord is not recognized by the American Bar Association [2] and the State Bar of California does not accredit online institutions, although students with non-ABA-accredited law degrees are allowed to take California's bar examination and practice law once admitted to the bar.[3]
[edit] Academic offerings
Kaplan University is academically organized into ten schools.
- Arts and Sciences
- Business
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Health Sciences
- Information Systems and Technology
- Legal Studies
- Nursing
- Kaplan Continuing Education
- Concord Law School of Kaplan University
[edit] External links
- Kaplan University
- www.studentsreview.com/FL/KC0.html , student review of Kaplan University
- www.universityreviewsonline.org/kaplan.html , independent review and summary of Kaplan University
