KAPLAN UNIVERSITY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO DELTA AIR LINES EMPLOYEES

Davenport, IA – Dec.18, 2007 – Kaplan University, a leading provider of online higher education, today awarded four Delta Air Lines employees one-year scholarships to attend the University. Kaplan recognized the scholarship winners during a luncheon at the Delta Training Center in Atlanta, Ga.

The Kaplan University Scholarship recipients are:

• Cynthia Green, a Senior Crew Scheduler in Atlanta;
• Rhonda Eicher, a Ramp Tower Coordinator based in Los Angeles;
• Regina O’Connor, a Gate Agent in Boston;
• and Kevin VanPelt, a Product Line Manager in Atlanta.

These four scholarship recipients were among 220 Delta employees who applied for the award by submitting essays explaining what a scholarship to Kaplan University would mean to them. The one-year scholarship will include up to 45 quarter credit hours of tuition-free course work. The winners may enroll in any of Kaplan University’s undergraduate or MBA programs.

Kaplan has been a partner of Delta’s Tuition Assistance Program for the last four years, allowing airline employees to earn degrees from a regionally accredited university that provides the flexibility and convenience of online course work.

Kaplan University, based in Davenport, Iowa, is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).  The University offers more than 100 academic programs and currently serves more than 30,000 online and on-ground students, with online student support centers in Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Phoenix. To learn more, visit www.kaplanuniversitynews.com. 

About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 324 destinations in 58 countries. Since 2005, Delta has added more international capacity than any other major U.S. airline and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 650 weekly flights to 61 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 489 worldwide destinations in 106 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

About Kaplan Higher Education

Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 75,000 students through 70 campus-based schools across the U.S. and additional schools in Europe, Asia and Australia. It also has online programs through Kaplan Virtual Education and Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from high school diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a Juris Doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).  For more information, visit www.kaplan.com.

Press contact:   

Michele Snipe

msnipe@kaplan.edu

(312) 706-6006

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