Kaplan University is a school of higher education like no other. Since 1937, it carried a long a distinguished tradition of being both an academic pioneer and career-maker. The University is a part of Kaplan Higher Education, a premier education provider, including more than 70 campus based schools in 22 states. Kaplan is known as the world leader in test preparation and has helped more than 3 million students prepare to take the tests necessary to achieve their education and career goals. The Kaplan Professional companies offer the students certification training developed for adult learners who are juggling the demands of home, family, and busy careers.
The programs offered at Kaplan University include an array of educational tools from on-site classroom training and correspondence, to online and software distance education. In spite of this the private tutoring Iand admission consulting services are provided here. All this gives students the opportunity to receive an outstanding education from one of the world’s finest providers of higher education.
Dedicated Advisors
The students who choose to study at the Kaplan Unversity will be provided with the necessary personal attention and academic support. The uniqueness of the University is that every student can have access to dedicated Advisors who will be available to them from the moment of application through the graduation. Additionally, Advisors and faculty mentors cooperate together with degree candidates to help them explore and discuss the professional opportunities.
Educators With Real-World Knowledge
Kaplan University online programs have no boundaries for education and aren't limited geographically. Due to this, the University has the opportunity to employ the leading educators and practicing business professionals from anywhere in the country so the students will be taught by the experts who have access to the most current and very useful knowledge and skills.
Innovative Learning Techniques
The flexibility and dynamic interaction of the Internet provides students with innovative learning opportunities including:
• Interactive Seminars: the students will be involved in interactive seminar sessions with their classmates and educators. The seminars help create a significant and enriching exchange within students' online learning experience.
• Online Quizzes: Many classes have a quiz at the end of each lesson, which provides students with instant feedback on what they have learned.
• One-on-one teacher/student feedback.
• Discussion Boards: Each week’s unit includes interaction between students and their instructors on the discussion boards. This is very useful for expanding the students' learning through discussion or getting advice from a professor or class peers.
• Web Field Trips: The research is conducted by the students which involves using various Internet research sites. The students should take notes in their online learning journals for later discussion.
A Vast Library of Resources
Kaplan University offers its students a full complement of library services through LexisNexis and the fully appointed UAH Salmon Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama. It carries the collection of 325,000 volumes along with collections of U.S. government documents, materials in microform and microfiche, and manuscript collections. The library currently receives over 20,000 serials and periodicals.
The library’s vast catalog is available online which gives students the opportunity to access a description of any item in the collection easily. Library books are delivered physically to borrowers; articles and excerpts can be scanned and delivered electronically. The students are also offered the access to 13,000 e-journals.
Kaplan University gives the opportunity to the students to earn an accredited college degree or certificate on their terms. There are no job interruptions, travel expenses, or hours spent searching the campus map. Go to class, anytime, anywhere 24/7.
Stuents seeking to gain the necessary skills for achieving their career an educational goals will find the program they need at Kaplan University.
Financial Aid
Kaplan University is committed to helping students achieve their educational goals by participating in a variety of federal, state, and private lending programs. These include:
Federal Grants
Pell Grant Program
Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG) Program
Federal Loans
Direct Stafford Student Loans
Direct Parent Loan for Dependent Students (Direct PLUS)
Kaplan Tuition Financing and the Sallie Mae Loan Program
Kaplan Tuition Financing (KTF)
Sallie Mae Alternative Loan Program
Kaplan University is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).