| The traditions in old-fashioned four-year colleges and | | | | twenty-first century business and professions. In the |
| universities date back to the European "middle ages"; | | | | School of Nursing, students learn not only tools and |
| many of the standards and practices in twenty-first | | | | techniques of high quality patient care but also how |
| century scholarship originated in medieval monasteries, | | | | advanced technology improves the quality of their |
| where cloistered monks pursued their narrow studies | | | | care. In the School of Public or Environmental Policy, |
| in perfect isolation. The first among American | | | | students learn how sustainable energy and "green" |
| institutions systematically and deliberately to break the | | | | practices can generate jobs and economic growth |
| centuries-old traditions, Kaplan University has | | | | now and in the future. Naturally, in the School of |
| reinvented college study and rewritten the rules of | | | | Information Systems and Technology, students master |
| higher education to make the system develop | | | | today's sophisticated computer systems as they lay |
| students' talents. | | | | the foundations for a wonderful wireless world almost |
| No more wasted talent | | | | beyond imagining. |
| In January, 2010, Kaplan administrators and faculty | | | | Most importantly, Kaplan University recruits and |
| launched their unprecedented "No More Wasted | | | | attracts distinguished faculty who lead their fields, bring |
| Talent!" initiative, dedicating their talent, time, and | | | | real-world experience and hands-on working |
| resources to putting America's untapped talent to | | | | knowledge of their disciplines into the classroom. |
| work. | | | | Because an online university knows no boundaries, |
| With more than seventy campuses nationwide, fully | | | | Kaplan brings in distinguished faculty from around the |
| accredited Kaplan University offers more than 120 | | | | United States and around the world. Kaplan University |
| programs and degrees, all of which allow students to | | | | instructors give students the thorough theoretical |
| study in their own time and space, on their own terms | | | | foundations higher education requires, but they |
| either online or on campus...or both. Kaplan officials | | | | effectively translate theory into everyday practice, |
| have carefully reviewed the curriculum and instructional | | | | showing students exactly how the theories apply in |
| methods, making certain course content is meaningful, | | | | their work. |
| engaging, and relevant to practices and expectations in | | | | |