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History
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1938 |
Stanley Kaplan starts tutoring students in the basement of his parents’ Brooklyn home. Many of his students were from immigrant families, eager to pursue higher education and achieve success in America. Click here to learn more about Stanley Kaplan. |
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1945 |
American universities begin relying more heavily on standardized tests as a measure of student potential. While test-makers claimed these exams were not coachable, Kaplan knew that it was possible for people to improve their scores with the right preparation. |
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1975 |
The Federal Trade Commission concludes that test preparation like that provided by Kaplan helps students raise their test scores. This led to legislation to help make the university admissions process more transparent and encouraged more students to believe a college education was within their reach. |
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1984 |
Kaplan, now with over 100 centers around the US, is acquired by The Washington Post Company. |
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1993 |
Kaplan expands beyond the US with a test prep center in London. |
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1994 |
Jonathan Grayer, a young, dynamic executive from within The Washington Post Company, is appointed CEO of Kaplan at the age of 29. He builds a talented management team, including current Kaplan Chairman and CEO Andy Rosen, setting the foundation for the company’s future growth. Click here to learn more about Jonathan Grayer. |
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1996 |
Kaplan enters the K-8 market with the acquisition of Score Learning Inc. (today Kaplan Kids), a provider of online learning and after-school tutoring for children. |
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1998 |
Concord Law School makes history as the world’s first fully online law school. Kaplan forays into professional training with the acquisition of Dearborn Publishing. |
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2000 |
Kaplan enters the higher education market with the acquisition of Quest Education Corporation, a publicly-traded network of career colleges. Higher education becomes Kaplan’s biggest business. |
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2001 |
Kaplan offers three online higher education programs to just 34 students. Today, Kaplan University has multiple campuses and more than 100 online programs, serving more than 59,000 students. |
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2003 |
Kaplan furthers its international expansion with the acquisitions of The Financial Training Company (UK and Asia) and Dublin Business School (Ireland). |
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2004 |
Kaplan exceeds $1 billion in revenue and becomes the largest and fastest-growing business unit of The Washington Post Company. |
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2005 |
Kaplan acquires Kidum, the leading test prep provider in Israel, extending Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions’ reach to 19 countries worldwide. |
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2006 |
Kaplan becomes one of the world’s largest providers of academic English programs with the acquisition of Aspect, based in London, and expands its financial and real estate training business to Australia.
The Kaplan Educational Foundation is launched, our largest philanthropic effort to date. |
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2007 |
The Washington Post Company officially declares itself an “education and media company” to reflect the rise of Kaplan within the company.
In response to great demand for Western-style education in China, Kaplan introduces pre-university foundation programs and degrees from Western universities in several Chinese cities. |
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2008 |
After 17 years at Kaplan, Jonathan Grayer resigns and Andy Rosen is appointed Kaplan, Inc.’s new Chairman and CEO. As CEO of Kaplan Higher Education, Rosen redefined the higher ed landscape, bringing online and campus learning opportunities to working adults. | |
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