Kaplan, Inc. is an international educational services company that provides education and training services to colleges, universities, businesses and individuals around the world. Founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan, the company offers a variety of test preparation, professional training, career development, language training, university and student support services. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company.
Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) is a facility located in the Commercial Core Historic District in Hagerstown, Maryland It offers upper-level undergraduate and graduate programs to residents of Hagerstown and its surrounding region and is part of the University System of Maryland.
The Emilio Aguinaldo College is a private university based in Manila, Philippines.
The Purdue University system is a public university system in the U.S. state of Indiana. A land-grant university with nearly 75,000 students across five institutions comprising six physical campuses, a statewide technology program, extension centers in each of Indiana's 92 counties, and continuing education programs. Additionally, there are another ~44,000 students enrolled in an online university. Each university in the system maintains its own faculty and admissions policies which are overseen by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Purdue's main campus in West Lafayette is the best-known, noted for its highly regarded programs in engineering and adjacent subjects.
Katharine Gibbs College was a for-profit institution of higher learning based in the United States of America, founded by Katharine Gibbs.
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, who founded Kaplan Test Prep. It was regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of seven major accrediting bodies in the U.S., but some programs did not have the field-specific accreditation needed for graduates to obtain certification.
Ohio Business College is a private for-profit junior college with multiple locations in Ohio. It is owned by Tri-State Educational Systems, Inc. with corporate headquarters located in Middletown, Ohio. Currently, Ohio Business College operates three campuses in Ohio with career education focused around information technology, business administration, allied health, and CDL training.
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. On December 5, 2018, Brightwood's parent company, Education Corporation of America, announced unexpectedly via an email that all of its schools would be closing in two business days. Staff were terminated without legally required notice.
Briarcliffe College - Patchogue was a campus of Briarcliffe College located in Patchogue, New York, on the south shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. It offered associate and bachelor degree coursework, covering areas including accounting, business administration, criminal justice, computer programming, graphic design, word processing and office technologies. The campus permanently closed in 2018.
Hagerstown Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1946 as Maryland’s first community college. The campus encompassed eighteen buildings on 319 acres (129 ha).. The college hosts a business incubator, outdoor gardens, and an amphitheater.
City College is a private college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was founded in 1984 as a branch of Draughons Junior College before becoming separate in 1989. In addition to its main campus, City College has additional locations in Gainesville, Hollywood, Miami, and Orlando. The college offers ten associate degrees and three bachelor's degrees and is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Hagerstown is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-largest incorporated city and is the largest city in the Maryland Panhandle.
TESST College of Technology is a private for-profit technical college located in metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland. It is owned and operated by Education Corporation of America.
Career Point College was a private 2-year for-profit career school located in San Antonio, Texas, with branch campuses in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Austin, Texas. Its San Antonio location is at the Wonderland of the Americas mall, where it housed a cosmetology school and a nursing school with vocational and RN programs. The Career Point College LVN program was ranked 49th out of 95 Texas programs by PracticalNursing.com.
Lincoln Business College was a business college located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1884, and by 1925 had merged with the Nebraska School of Business to become the Lincoln School of Commerce. It later became Hamilton College, Kaplan University, and its ultimate successor is now the Lincoln branch of Purdue University Global.
Sumner College is a private for-profit nursing school in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1974.
National Education Centers, Inc (NEC) was a for-profit post-secondary education organization in North America. Through more than 50 campuses and subsidiaries, it offered career-oriented diploma, Associates and bachelor's degree programs in advertising design, architectural design, health care, business, criminal justice, transportation technology, construction trades, and information technology.
Purdue University Global, Inc. is a public online university that operates as a public-benefit corporation. It is part of the Purdue University system and is Purdue's online university for working adults. Its former owner, Graham Holdings Company, maintains an ongoing financial interest in Purdue Global's success.
A secretarial school or secretarial college is an educational institution that specializes in teaching its students to work as a secretary.
