KaplanCollege.com Unveils Online Affiliate Program

New York (September 11, 2000) – KaplanCollege.com, a leading provider of online education for working professionals, announced today the launch of its online affiliate program. Through this program, affiliate organizations with an online presence will have the opportunity to promote KaplanCollege.com's high-quality online educational programs to their audiences through banners or text links placed on their Web sites while sharing in a percentage of the revenues received from courses sold on their site. Affiliates will also be compensated for each new user who joins KaplanCollege.com.

"The interest in our affiliate program has been astounding," said Jennifer Barnum, Director of Business Development for KaplanCollege.com. "We are delighted to be working with a diverse group of organizations including nursing, education, financial and ethnic organizations who recognize their audience's demand for high-quality online education and have chosen to promote our program to further their business development strategies. The relationship is truly a win-win for everyone."

KaplanCollege.com has contracted with LinkShare, to provide convenient, straightforward, and reliable tracking for affiliates.

About KaplanCollege.com
Launched in April 2000, KaplanCollege.com is a leading provider of online education for working professionals who want to advance their careers. Learners at KaplanCollege.com can find nearly 500 online professional development and continuing education courses, as well as certificate and degree programs. Programs are available in Nursing, Education, Criminal Justice, Legal Professions, Management, General Business and Computing/Information Technology.

KaplanCollege.com also includes Concord University School of Law, the nation's first online law school, and already the nation's second largest part-time law school. To date, more than 4,000 students have enrolled in KaplanCollege.com courses, and more than 500 students are enrolled in Concord Law School. KaplanCollege.com is a division of Kaplan, Inc.(www.kaplan.com), a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses, and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO).
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