Kaplan College Partners with National Compliance Services to Provide Discounted Investment Adviser Registration Services for Financial Planning Students

NEW YORK, November 14, 2001 - Kaplan College, a premier provider of online educational programs in business, IT and financial planning, has formed a strategic partnership with National Compliance Services (NCS), a leader in investment adviser compliance and registration services. As a result of this alliance, students in Kaplan College's online Certificate in Financial Planning Program will qualify for a significant discount towards NCS's comprehensive investment-adviser registration services, which considerably expedite the labor-intensive registration process required of most professional financial planners and advisors.

"Kaplan College is committed to helping our students achieve professional success," said Robert Greenberg, General Manager, The Kaplan Colleges. "Registering as an investment adviser is an essential step in pursuing a financial planning career. We are pleased that this partnership will enable our financial planning students to take advantage of NCS's first-rate registration services."

"Investment adviser registration can be an overwhelmingly complex and laborious process," said Rita Dew, President, National Compliance Services. "NCS experts ease these registration burdens by carefully walking our clients through the intricate SEC and state filing requirements."

Some of the many NCS products and services that Kaplan College Certificate in Financial Planning students will be able to take advantage of include: compliance manuals, exam study materials, Form ADV software, solicitors agreements, investment policy statements, Regulation S-P procedures, mock audits, and RIA registration services.

About Kaplan College:
Kaplan College (www.kaplancollege.edu) is accredited to offer bachelor, associate, and certificate programs in business and information technology both online and at its Davenport, Iowa campus. Kaplan College's online Certificate in Financial Planning program is the only fully online education program that satisfies the educational requirements necessary to achieve the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ä certification. Kaplan College is part of The Kaplan Colleges group of institutions, a division of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, Inc. (www.kaplan.com) is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. The company has five divisions: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions; SCORE! Learning, Inc.; The Kaplan Colleges; Kaplan Professional; and Quest Education. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

About National Compliance Services:
National Compliance Services (NCS) is a leading provider of registration and compliance services for investment advisers and broker dealers. NCS has been working with advisers and broker dealers since 1995 and currently services over 5,000 clients. Drawing on its extensive industry knowledge, NCS offers a combination of fast, reliable, and reasonably priced products and services to help Financial Planners navigate the complex regulatory environment.

Press Contact: Bonnie Eissner - (212) 707-5287

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