Inside Higher Ed Accreditor Backs Purdue-Kaplan Deal By Paul Fain March 6, 2018 A regional accreditor has approved Purdue University’s acquisition of Kaplan University, clearing the way for Purdue University Global, a boundary-testing online venture that is slated to launch in April. The Higher Learning Commission was the final regulatory hurdle for Purdue Global, which […]
EdSurge News Donald Graham, chairman of Graham Holdings Company, speaking during a Kaplan University commencement. There are many unanswered questions about the unprecedented sale of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution with several online programs but falling enrollments, to Purdue University, one of the top public universities in the nation. To […]
Purdue’s deal for Kaplan packs low up-front costs, long terms and boundary-pushing details Inside Higher Ed By Rick Seltzer May 4, 2017 Purdue University managed to make a big splash without fronting cash in its deal to acquire Kaplan University and its major online education presence. That’s a key point in […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education April 27, 2017 by Andy Thomason Updated (4/27/2017, 11:53 a.m.) with news of the finalization of the purchase and more details on the deal. Purdue University’s Board of Trustees voted on Thursday morning to buy the for-profit Kaplan University, which is a division of the […]
PYMNTS.com By PYMNTS Posted on April 10, 2017 As an alternative to Federal Plus and private student loans, more students are looking to income share agreements as a way to fund higher education. In an income share agreement, an investor essentially fronts a student’s college tuition under the condition that […]