Our History
Transforming Lives for More Than 80 Years
1938
Stanley Kaplan starts tutoring students in the basement of his parents’ Brooklyn home. Many of his students were from immigrant families, eager to pursue higher education and achieve success in America.
1984
Kaplan, which by the 1980s grew to more than 100 centres around the U.S., was acquired by The Washington Post Co. (now called Graham Holdings Co.).
2000
Kaplan enters the higher education market with the acquisition of Quest Education Corp., a publicly traded network of career colleges. Higher education becomes Kaplan’s biggest business.
2001
Kaplan offers three online higher education programmes to just 34 students. Over the next decade, these grew to more than 175 online programmes serving thousands of students, most of them working adults.
2003
Kaplan furthers its international expansion with the acquisitions of The Financial Training Company (U.K. and Asia) and Dublin Business School (Ireland).
2005
Kaplan broadens its offerings in Singapore by acquiring the Asia Pacific Management Institute in May 2005 to meet the demand for professional and postgraduate education.
2007
The Washington Post Co. officially declares itself an “education and media company” to reflect the rise of Kaplan within the company.
2008
Andy Rosen appointed as the Chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc.
2011
CEO Andy Rosen’s book, “Change.edu: Rebooting for the New Talent Economy“, attracted critical acclaim for its insights on the status of U.S. higher education and call for change to improve learning outcomes, expand access, lower costs, and increase accountability. The book’s publication also helped underscore Kaplan’s important contribution to the ongoing education debate about how best to improve student performance.
Today
As a Lifelong Integrated Learning Partner, Kaplan in Singapore is committed to helping individuals achieve their educational and career goals through academic programmes for higher learning and professional certification courses for skills development.