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| Established: | 1937 as the American Institute of Commerce |
| Type: | For-profit online university |
| President: | Andrew S. Rosen |
| Faculty: | 2,800 |
| Students: | 48,000 |
| Location: | Davenport, IA, USA |
| Campus: | Online and Eight campuses in Iowa and Nebraska |
| Mascot: | Owl |
| Affiliations: | Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, The Washington Post Company, accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website: | www.kaplan.edu/ku/ |
Kaplan University is the doing business as name of the Iowa College Acquisition Corporation, a company that owns and operates independent, private, for-profit colleges. Kaplan University is predominantly a distance learning institution of higher education that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Kaplan University offers associates, bachelors and masters degrees as well as certificates in fields such as education, business, information technology, arts and sciences, healthcare, nursing, criminal justice, and law. The University currently serves more than 48,000 online and on-campus students. In addition to eight campuses in Iowa and Nebraska, Kaplan University has online student support centers in South Florida, Chicago and Phoenix. The University has more than 2,200 employees in South Florida, as well as more than 600 in Chicago and 100 in Phoenix.
Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which is owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.
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.
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 , which 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.
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
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