What's University Partnerships? https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17286037-brandon-busteed-joins-kaplan-new-role-focusing-university-partnerships
Purdue Global's Accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission
The system is rigged against consumers. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/higher-learning-commission-accreditation-sign-quality-dahn-shaulis/
Teach outs?
Are the Urbandale, IA, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and S. Portland, ME campuses in the process of teach out? If so, why isn't anyone talking?
Purdue University Global asking for federal government lawsuit
What's with PUG advertising Purdue University Global as "world-class education"? Isn't this just asking for a huge federal investigation, like what DeVry faced?
PUG is not "Military Friendly"
"World class"? "Military Friendly"? Really?... — read more
Kaplan/Purdue Global's Lead Generator QuinStreet in Trouble
Kaplan's lead generator QuinStreet is taking a great deal of heat for their business practices. This includes at least two shareholder lawsuits. https://www.thelayoff.com/quinstreet
Kaplan is now Purdue University Global
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Purdue University Global is set to launch after receiving final approval from the Higher Learning Commission. Monday’s (March 5) notice of approval was the last step in the regulatory process for the new university, first... — read more
Kaplan using MilitaryBenefits.info to target vets
Looks like the only school option for the lead generator in MilitaryBenefits.info is Kaplan. Wonder how much Kaplan pays QuinStreet. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lead-generator-quinstreet-preying-vets-misleading-shipping-shaulis/
How much money is Kaplan getting from DOD and GI Bill?
Saw a half-page ad for Kaplan University in the 2-26-2018 print edition of Army Times. That must have cost a pretty penny. Is Kaplan still getting many service members and vets?
Concord is nothing more than a shell of its former self
Once, Concord was a decent alternative to traditional law schools.....but since it can no longer recruit students from outside of California, and since it therefore laid off 4/5ths of its faculty and staff, it is nothing more than a shell of its... — read more
Harvard Law School and Veterans Education Success Expose Kaplan
From: Veterans Education Success and Harvard Law School Nearly 100 veterans and servicemembers have submitted complaints to Veterans Education Success (“VES”), a non-profit veterans’ organization, about their experiences in Kaplan programs. These... — read more
Kaplan University using Military.com to prey on service members andvets
Kaplan is using Military.com to prey on service members and veterans. And Military.com is using the predatory lead generator QuinStreet, which has already been in trouble for preying on vets... — read more
Problems with ED
The U.S. Education Department wants Purdue University to absorb the debts and liabilities of Kaplan University as a condition for approving the state school’s controversial purchase of the for-profit college, a request that critics say could place... — read more
Dev Bootcamp closing
Dev Bootcamp, a coding boot camp that Kaplan acquired three years ago for an undisclosed sum, this week announced that it will shut down this December... — read more
Purdue will serve as a lead generator for Kaplan University
Kaplan will use Purdue as a way of ensnaring more veterans. http://www.chronicle.com/article/There-s-a-Reason-the/239954?cid=wcontentlist_hp_5
I am a former student of Concord Law School.
It is pretty good law school. I decided to go online after trying a local law school. The local law school was terrible with professors that did not prepare for classes and were not interested in teaching. The bar pass rate is lower than ABA law... — read more
David Halperin's analysis of Kaplan University and Purdue
Here's David Halperin's analysis of the buyout by Purdue. Looks like everyone is happy, including Arne Duncan, another profiteer in the College Meltdown... — read more
Purdue University Buys Kaplan?
Purdue University just bought Kaplan? I thought this was a joke, but it was in Inside Higher Education. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/04/27/purdue-buys-kaplan-university-will-create-new-nonprofit-chain
Trump, DeVos, and Kaplan
How will the Trump administration's new Department of Education affect Kaplan? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/educational-corruption-devos-devolution-dahn-shaulis?published=u
Protest being organized against Camden Kid
There is a protest that will take place next Month at Camdens residency. It is a multi school collaboration and details to come. We are in the process of obtaining permits. There will be a Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter page. More info to come
"Kaplan Higher Education revenue declines impact Graham Holdings Q2 earnings results"
"Kaplan, I felt, was the albatross around the neck of the WaPo, though. Here was a for-profit enterprise that took advantage of federal education funding. According to the Brookings Institution, the amount of debt owed by students attending... — read more
Kaplan gets horrible reviews from consumers
Why have there been so few people interacting? Are teachers generally satisfied with what's going on at Kaplan? Was anyone affected by the selling off of Kaplan College? https://www.consumeraffairs.com/education/kaplan.html... — read more
Donald Graham Meets White House Officials to Block Student Debt Relief
"Donald Graham, who turned his family company from the fabled owners of the Washington Post newspaper into the purveyors of the predatory for-profit college Kaplan University, met twice late this month with senior White House officials. Graham’s aim... — read more
Concord Law School
How does Concord Law School stay in business with such a low bar pass rate?...................................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Law_School
Admission folks are being hammered hard, always
Not only at Kaplan, job cuts across the industry
Kaplan Using Military.com to Prey Upon Veterans
"Websites such as Military.com and GIJobs.com still push vets and military service members to schools including ITT Tech, Kaplan, and Education Management Corp.'s (EDMC) Art Institutes -- institutions that often charge students sky-high prices, spend... — read more
Kaplan Using Military.com to Prey Upon Veterans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davidhalperin/military-branded-websites_b_9131742.html
Kaplan Collective on Facebook
Students, former students, and justice minded teachers can join together in the Kaplan Collective on Facebook.
"Kaplan Collective" on Facebook
Students, former students, and justice-minded teachers can join together on Facebook at the Kaplan Collective....................................https://www.facebook.com/groups/KaplanCollective/
I am with Kaplan
And I am really surprised that no employee decided to post here - it's very tense here at Kaplan right now and I am puzzled why employees are silent when many other for-profit schools have very active boards here. I am not counting Camden as he posts... — read more
Kaplan Indicated in Miami Herald Expose
Kaplan was the first school named in the Miami Herald's expose of for-profit higher education in Florida.......... http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article19196526.html
11th Circuit Court of Appeals "Revives Whistleblower Claim Against Kaplan Univ."
"on March 11, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit cleared the way for one claim: that Kaplan violated a federal ban on paying bonuses to college recruiters based on the number of students enrolled. Read more:... — read more
Education Corporation of America
ECA bought all 38 Kaplan College campuses, But Kaplan will have "preferred equity interest" in ECA.
Kaplan Settles With Federal Prosecutors That It Hired Unqualified Teachers
"Hundreds of former students of the for-profit Kaplan Higher Education company will receive refunds of their tuition, as part of a settlement reached between Kaplan and federal prosecutors who claimed the college hired unqualified instructors to... — read more
Obama Proposes Free Community College
As ABC News says, it's more of a "political pipe dream." But more progressive states can do this.....http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-proposes-publicly-funded-community-college-28105522
No work, no students
For-profit schools with graduates unable to pay back their loans may soon face scrutiny by the federal government. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c9fba2978ad4489e9aa73500532a7477/profit-colleges-face-gainful-employment-rule
Whistleblowers Expose Kaplan's Predatory Practices
"I speak with people, for example, who work at boiler room call centers for for-profit colleges and the lead generation companies that provide the industry with many of its students. Recently I've been learning more about one particularly offensive... — read more
Kaplan University admin
It is a solid company but definitely needs improvement. Lots of pressures around deadlines, but still nice working environment.
Kaplan Featured in "Stealing America's Future"
David Halperin's "Stealing America's Future: How For-Profit Colleges Scam Taxpayers and Ruin Students' Lives" is available at Amazon.com. Kaplan is featured in the e-book.