Kaplan, Inc. Founded in 1938, Kaplan is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company and is one of the nation's leading providers of lifelong educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan has helped transform the for-profit education industry, setting professional standards in an era of educational innovation, increasing globalization and technological advancement. The company has four divisions: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions; Kaplan Higher Education; Kaplan Professional; and SCORE!
Test Preparation and Admissions
With more than 3,000 classroom locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, Kaplan has served more than 3 million students over more than 60 years in its nationally recognized courses. Kaplan prepares students for 35 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school as well as English language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also offers private tutoring and one-on-one admissions guidance and is a leader in test prep for computerized exams. Kaplan provides online test prep, admissions courses and other resources at www.kaptest.com, which expands access to millions of students worldwide.
The Test Preparation and Admissions division also includes:
- Kaplan K12 Learning Services, through professional development programs, student curriculum materials and online assessment options, provides schools and school districts with a comprehensive range of services and products to assist them in meeting the accountability requirements of state and federal policy makers. Standards-based assessments pose new challenges for both students and teachers; Kaplan's extensive experience with the use of data analysis to inform instruction provides the most effective and efficient strategies to empower students to perform at their optimal levels.
- Kaplan International Programs provides educational services to international students and professionals in the U.S. and abroad. Kaplan offers international students a full range of programs - from general English language courses to test preparation for U.S. entrance and licensing exams to university placement services to industry-specific English for adult professionals. In addition to 12 international centers located on college campuses and in major metropolitan areas in the U.S., Kaplan has 33 centers, in 17 countries, which provide a range of graduate and professional licensing preparation courses.
- Kaplan Medical is the world's largest provider of preparation services for the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA). Preparation is offered through a full range of options including books and software, distance learning, video review programs, and live lectures in 8 U.S. locations by nationally recognized faculty. Kaplan also prepares thousands of U.S. students and foreign professionals annually for dental, nursing and pharmacist licensing exams.
- Kaplan Publishing, in a joint venture with Simon & Schuster, has more than 150 titles on test preparation, admissions, education, career development and life skills, including state-specific test preparation and parent involvement books.
- Kaplan's Community Outreach Programs provide educational resources and opportunities to thousands of economically disadvantaged students annually. Kaplan joins forces with numerous nonprofit groups, educational institutions, government agencies, and other grass-roots organizations on a variety of local and national support programs. These programs help students and professionals from a variety of backgrounds achieve their educational and career goals.
Kaplan Higher Education
Kaplan Higher Education is a group of institutions that offer fixed-facility and online certificate and degree programs in fields such as healthcare, business, information technology and legal studies. Each of the individual schools in the division is separately accredited by one of several national or regional accrediting agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education. The unit includes the fixed-facility colleges that were formerly part of Quest Education (acquired by Kaplan in 2000) as well as online post-secondary and career schools. Forty-four campus-based schools in 12 states offer bachelor and associate degrees, as well as diploma programs designed to provide students with the skills necessary to qualify them for entry-level employment in the fields of healthcare, business, information technology, fashion and design. Kaplan Higher Education also offers online programs through Kaplan College and Concord Law School. The online programs include bachelor and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs in such areas as business, information technology, financial planning, paralegal studies and criminal justice, as well as advanced law degrees.
Kaplan Professional
Kaplan Professional provides licensing and continuing education training, certification, professional development courses and compliance tracking for securities, insurance, financial services, legal, IT and real estate professionals and corporations worldwide. Offering an array of educational tools, including on-site training and classroom instruction and 200 online courses and programs, Kaplan Professional serves professionals who must maintain licenses and comply with regulatory mandates despite busy travel schedules and work obligations. In addition, Kaplan Professional provides solutions to businesses to satisfy regulatory mandates for tracking and compliance. Kaplan Professional includes major names in professional education: Dearborn Financial Services, Dearborn Trade Publishing, Dearborn Real Estate Education, Kaplan Professional Real Estate Schools, Perfect Access Speer, Schweser Study Program, Self Test Software and Call Center Solutions.
SCORE!
SCORE! is a national provider of customized learning programs for students. In SCORE! Centers nationwide, children in grades K to 10 build academic skills and confidence in a motivating environment after school and on weekends. Visit all the Kaplan Web sites.
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