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Kaplan Test Prep is the first and largest test prep company in the United States,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082402105.html The Washington Post, "Test-Prep Pioneer Stanley H. Kaplan Dies at 90"]</ref> having helped millions of students prepare for standardized exams since its founding in 1938. It sells preparation materials for more than 100 standardized tests through tutoring, on-site classes, asynchronous and live programs, print books, and digital products.<ref>[http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDB4TWpBNE1Ea3hNU1p6ZFdKemFXUTlOVGM9JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1HcmFoYW1Ib2xkaW5nc0NvbXBhbnlfMTBLXzIwMTgwMjIzLnBkZg== Graham Holdings Company Annual Report, 2018]</ref>
Kaplan Test Prep is the first and largest test prep company in the United States,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082402105.html The Washington Post, "Test-Prep Pioneer Stanley H. Kaplan Dies at 90"]</ref> having helped millions of students prepare for standardized exams since its founding in 1938. It sells preparation materials for more than 100 standardized tests through tutoring, on-site classes, asynchronous and live programs, print books, and digital products.<ref>[http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDB4TWpBNE1Ea3hNU1p6ZFdKemFXUTlOVGM9JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1HcmFoYW1Ib2xkaW5nc0NvbXBhbnlfMTBLXzIwMTgwMjIzLnBkZg== Graham Holdings Company Annual Report, 2018]</ref> It is one of three major units of global education company [[Kaplan, Inc.]], which also includes Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan International.

Kaplan Test Prep is a unit of global education company [[Kaplan, Inc.]], which also includes Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan International.


==History==
==History==


As a teenager, [[Stanley Kaplan]] began tutoring neighborhood students out of his parents’ Brooklyn home in 1938, helping them prepare for the New York State Regents Exams. In 1946, a high school junior named Elizabeth came to him for help preparing for a new test called the Scholastic Aptitude Test.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/17/examined-life The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001]</ref> From then on, Kaplan began preparing students for the SAT, which he viewed as providing a more level playing field by “ushering a larger, more diverse group of students into the world of higher education. It could give students the opportunity to get into the top colleges without attending a prestigious private school or being the child of an alumnus or big contributor."<ref>Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). 26-34</ref> Adoption of the SAT as an admissions requirement at U.S. colleges and universities grew throughout the 1950’s and the 1960's, and combined with the large number of college applicants from the baby boom generation, these years saw a dramatic increase in the need for test prep services.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/20/business/stanley-kaplan-teacher-of-testing.html The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Teacher of Testing" September, 20 1981]</ref>
[[Stanley Kaplan]] began tutoring students out of his parents’ Brooklyn home in 1938, helping them prepare for the New York State Regents Exams. In 1946, he started preparing students for the Scholastic Aptitude Test ([[SAT]]).<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/17/examined-life The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001]</ref> Widespread adoption of the SAT as an admissions requirement at U.S. colleges and universities in the 1950's and 1960's helped him expand his business.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/20/business/stanley-kaplan-teacher-of-testing.html The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Teacher of Testing" September, 20 1981]</ref> The company branched out with graduate admissions exam prep, including for the [[Law School Admissions Test]] (LSAT), the [[Medical College Admissions Test]] (MCAT), the [[Graduate Record Examination]] (GRE), [[Graduate Management Admission Test]] (GMAT) and [[Dental Admission Test]] (DAT).<ref>Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). 66.</ref> Although Kaplan's claims that it could raise test scores were criticized by the educational establishment, which had claimed that tests like the SAT were "impervious to coaching,"<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/05/archives/coaching-findings-may-change-sat-aptitude-vs-achievement.html The New York Times, "‘Coaching’ Findings. May Change S.A.T." June 5, 1979]</ref> in 1979 the Federal Trade Commission found that test preparation could improve students’ scores.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/education/25kaplan.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Pioneer in Preparing Students for Exams, Dies at 90"]</ref> Demonstrating that standardized tests were coachable helped undermine their use as a tool to keep certain groups of students out of elite schools.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/17/examined-life The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001]</ref>


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In 1985, The Washington Post Company (now [[Graham Holdings Company]]) bought the company from Stanley Kaplan.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/test/history.html PBS Frontline, "A History of the SAT Prep Business"], Retrieved on 23 February 2018.</ref> In 1994, [[Jonathan Grayer]] was appointed CEO<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/04/10/online.college.idg/index.html CNN.com "Kaplan is starting an online college -- minus the keggers" April 10, 2000]</ref> and led the expansion of the company into other educational areas beyond test preparation, such as higher education<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2000/06/28/kaplan-to-buy-quest-education-operator-of-specialty-schools/0f290782-1f92-40e3-b7a4-53eb7b1e3753/?utm_term=.9490e93c268e The Washington Post "Kaplan to Buy Quest Education, Operator of Specialty Schools" June 28, 2000]</ref>and English language programs,<ref>[https://www.thestreet.com/story/10313979/1/kaplan-buys-aspect-education.html The Street "Kaplan Buys Aspect Education" October 10, 2006]</ref> forming the educational services corporation of Kaplan, Inc., now parent company of Kaplan Test Prep, in 2000.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104889/000095013300001377/0000950133-00-001377.txt The Washington Post Company Annual Report, 2000]</ref>
Throughout this period, Kaplan’s students were going through college and coming back to him seeking help with graduate and professional admissions exams, including the [[Law School Admissions Test]] (LSAT), the [[Medical College Admissions Test]] (MCAT), the [[Graduate Record Examination]] (GRE), [[Graduate Management Admission Test]] (GMAT) and [[Dental Admission Test]] (DAT).<ref>Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). 66.</ref>


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==Kaplan Test Prep Today==
By 1975, Kaplan had opened 70 learning centers.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/test/history.html PBS Frontline, "A History of the SAT Prep Business"], Retrieved on 23 February 2018.</ref> Although Kaplan's claims that it could raise test scores were criticized by the educational establishment, which had claimed that tests like the SAT were "impervious to coaching,"<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/05/archives/coaching-findings-may-change-sat-aptitude-vs-achievement.html The New York Times, "‘Coaching’ Findings. May Change S.A.T." June 5, 1979]</ref> in 1979 the Federal Trade Commission found that test preparation could improve students’ scores.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/education/25kaplan.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Pioneer in Preparing Students for Exams, Dies at 90"]</ref> Demonstrating that standardized tests were coachable helped undermine their use as a tool to keep certain groups of students out of elite schools.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/17/examined-life The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001]</ref>


In addition to offering preparation for various admissions exams, the company delivers preparation programs for doctors, lawyers and nurses seeking professional licensure. It is headquartered at 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY and is led by CEO John Polstein, who has been with the organization since 1992. About 85% of its 6100 employees, a majority of which are teachers and tutors, work remotely.<ref>[https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242623 Entrepreneur "Lessons Learned From 3 Companies That Have Long Embraced Remote Work" February, 12 2015]</ref>
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In 1985, The Washington Post Company (now [[Graham Holdings Company]]) bought the company from Stanley Kaplan.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/test/history.html PBS Frontline, "A History of the SAT Prep Business"], Retrieved on 23 February 2018.</ref> In 1994, [[Jonathan Grayer]] was appointed CEO<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/04/10/online.college.idg/index.html CNN.com "Kaplan is starting an online college -- minus the keggers" April 10, 2000]</ref> and led the expansion of Kaplan into other educational areas beyond test preparation, such as higher education<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2000/06/28/kaplan-to-buy-quest-education-operator-of-specialty-schools/0f290782-1f92-40e3-b7a4-53eb7b1e3753/?utm_term=.9490e93c268e The Washington Post "Kaplan to Buy Quest Education, Operator of Specialty Schools" June 28, 2000]</ref>and English language programs,<ref>[https://www.thestreet.com/story/10313979/1/kaplan-buys-aspect-education.html The Street "Kaplan Buys Aspect Education" October 10, 2006]</ref> forming the educational services corporation of Kaplan, Inc. in 2000.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104889/000095013300001377/0000950133-00-001377.txt The Washington Post Company Annual Report, 2000]</ref>


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Currently, it delivers courses throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and London. These courses are taught at more than 70 branded locations as well as hotels, high schools and universities. The company also offers courses online, typically in a live online classroom or a self-study format, to individuals, schools, school districts and organizations. Private tutoring services are provided in person and online. Materials for some courses are licensed to third parties and affiliates, which, during 2017, delivered courses at 63 locations in 35 countries outside the U.S. The company also sells college admissions examination preparation courses and materials directly to high schools, school districts, medical schools, nursing schools and law schools.<ref name="report">[http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDB4TWpBNE1Ea3hNU1p6ZFdKemFXUTlOVGM9JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1HcmFoYW1Ib2xkaW5nc0NvbXBhbnlfMTBLXzIwMTgwMjIzLnBkZg==]</ref> Through a partnership with ACT, Inc, the maker of the ACT college admissions test, tehc ompany delivers free and low-cost live online test prep programs.<ref>[https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/04/18/act-and-kaplan-collaborate.aspx The Higher Education Journal "ACT and Kaplan collaborate to Make Test Prep Live, Free" April 18, 2016]</ref>
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==Kaplan Test Prep Today==


In 2017, 2.1 million students used its products and services. 2017 revenue for the company was $273 million.<ref>[http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDB4TWpBNE1Ea3hNU1p6ZFdKemFXUTlOVGM9JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1HcmFoYW1Ib2xkaW5nc0NvbXBhbnlfMTBLXzIwMTgwMjIzLnBkZg== Graham Holdings Company Annual Report, 2018]</ref>
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Kaplan Test Prep today operates as the test prep arm of Kaplan Inc. It delivers courses at numerous venues throughout the U.S., including Puerto Rico, Canada, and London. These courses are taught at more than 70 Kaplan Test Prep-branded locations and hundreds of other locations such as hotels, high schools and universities. Kaplan Test Prep also offers courses online, typically in a live online classroom or a self-study format, to individuals as well as schools, districts and organizations. Private tutoring services are provided in person in select markets and online throughout the U.S. In addition, Kaplan Test Prep licenses material for certain of its courses to third parties and to a Kaplan affiliate, which, during 2017, delivered courses at 63 locations in 35 countries outside the U.S. Kaplan Test Prep also offers college admissions examination preparation courses and materials directly to high schools and school districts.<ref name="report">[http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDB4TWpBNE1Ea3hNU1p6ZFdKemFXUTlOVGM9JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1HcmFoYW1Ib2xkaW5nc0NvbXBhbnlfMTBLXzIwMTgwMjIzLnBkZg==]</ref> Beyond its own branded offerings, the Kaplan Test Prep portfolio includes Multi-State Bar Exam (MBE) review provider PMBR,<ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20061020005156/en/Kaplan-Acquires-PMBR-Nationwide-Provider-Test-Prep BusinessWire "Kaplan Acquires PMBR, Nationwide Provider of Test Prep for Multistate Bar Examination" October 20, 2006]</ref> boutique test prep brand Manhattan Prep (formerly Manhattan GMAT),<ref>[http://www.vault.com/blog/admit-one-vaults-mba-law-school-and-college-blog/kaplan-acquires-manhattan-gmat-and-atlas-lsat Vault "Kaplan Acquires Manhattan GMAT and Atlas LSAT" January 12, 2010]</ref> and healthcare e-learning company i-Human Patients.<ref>[http://www.i-human.com/kaplan-acquires-i-human-patients-a-leader-in-virtual-interactive-medical-simulations/ i-Human Patients website "Kaplan Acquires i-Human Patients" February 28, 2018]</ref>


In 2016, Kaplan Test Prep partnered with ACT, Inc, the maker of the ACT college admissions test, to deliver free and low-cost live online test prep programs.<ref>[https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/04/18/act-and-kaplan-collaborate.aspx The Higher Education Journal "ACT and Kaplan collaborate to Make Test Prep Live, Free" April 18, 2016]</ref>
In 2018, the company acquired the test prep, study aids, and foreign language assets of Barron’s Educational Series, a publisher.<ref>[https://www.newsday.com/business/sat-study-aids-regents-study-guides-1.21094419 Newsday "Barron's Educational sells name, some assets to Kaplan Test Prep" September 18, 2018]</ref>


==Products and Services==
==Products and Services==


Kapan Test Prep offers preparation for various tests at the Kaplan Test Prep website:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaptest.com/|title=Official website|publisher=|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref>
The company prepares students to take over 100 tests at its website, including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT, in the following categories:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaptest.com/|title=Official website|publisher=|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref>


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*College Admissions
*College Admissions
**[[ACT (test)]]
**[[Advanced Placement Exams]] (AP Exams)
**[[Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery]] (ASVAB)
**[[PSAT/NMSQT|PSAT/NMSQT]]
**[[SAT]]
**[[SAT Subject Tests]]
*Graduate Admissions
*Graduate Admissions
**[[Dental Admission Test]] (DAT)
**[[Graduate Management Admission Test]] (GMAT)
**[[Graduate Record Examination]] (GRE)
**[[Law School Admissions Test]] (LSAT)
**[[Medical College Admission Test]] (MCAT)
**[[Optometry Admission Test]] (OAT)
**[[Pharmacy College Admission Test]] (PCAT)
*Medical Licensing
*Medical Licensing
**[[COMLEX-USA]]
**[[NAPLEX]]
**[[National Board Dental Examination]] (NBDE)
**[[Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam]] (PANCE/PANRE)
**[[National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians]] (NREMT)
**[[United States Medical Licensing Examination]] (USMLE)
*Nursing
*Nursing
**[[National Council Licensure Examination]] (NCLEX-RN/NCLEX-PN)
**ATI TEAS (formerly [[Test of Essential Academic Skills]]
**[[Critical care nursing]] (CCRN)
*Bar Review
*Bar Review
**[[Bar exam]]
**[[Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination]] (MPRE)
*High School Equivalency
*High School Equivalency
**[[General Educational Development]] (GED)
**[[Test of English as a Foreign Language]] (TOEFL)
*High School Admissions
*High School Admissions
**[[Independent School Entrance Examination]] (ISEE)
**[[Specialized High Schools Admissions Test]] (SHSAT)
**[[Secondary School Admission Test]] (SSAT)
*Teacher Licensing
*Teacher Licensing
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*Police Entrance Exam
**[[Praxis test]]
*Police
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**Police entrance exam
*International Admissions
*International Admissions
**[[BioMedical Admissions Test]] (BMAT)
**[[UK Clinical Aptitude Test]] (UKCAT)
**[[Health Professions Admissions Test]] (HPAT)
**[[Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test]] (UMAT)
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“Stanley Kaplan” was the answer to a [[Jeopardy]] question “At 14, he tutored Brooklyn schoolmates for 25 cents an hour: later he founded a test prep empire” (aired November 11, 2015).<ref>[https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5103 Jeopardy! Archive Show #7174, Thursday, November 19, 2015]</ref>
“Stanley Kaplan” was the answer to a [[Jeopardy]] question “At 14, he tutored Brooklyn schoolmates for 25 cents an hour: later he founded a test prep empire” (aired November 11, 2015).<ref>[https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5103 Jeopardy! Archive Show #7174, Thursday, November 19, 2015]</ref>


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In the U.S. sitcom [[The Office]] (S2 Ep 4 “The Fire”), Michael Scott notices a Kaplan Test Prep book in the back of Ryan Howard’s car and comments, “Oh, Stanley Kaplan, I know him” (aired October 11, 2005).<ref>[https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-office-us&episode=s02e04 Springfield! Springfield! "The Office Season 2, Episode 4 script"]</ref>
In the sitcom Married (S1 Ep4 “Uncool”) Lina Bowman says, “I should go back to school. I should take one of those tests. I think I should take the MCAT or the LSAT or the GMAT. I should just cancel this lunch and take a Kaplan course” (aired August 7, 2014).<ref>[https://tv.avclub.com/married-uncool-1798181485 AV Club Review: Married, "Uncool" August 7, 2014]</ref>

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In the U.S. sitcom [[The Office]] (S2 Ep 4 “The Fire”), Michael Scott notices a Kaplan test prep book in the back of Ryan Howard’s car and comments, “Oh, Stanley Kaplan, I know him” (aired October 11, 2005).<ref>[https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-office-us&episode=s02e04 Springfield! Springfield! "The Office Season 2, Episode 4 script"]</ref>

[[Stephen Colbert]] shadowed Kaplan Test Prep’s CEO John Polstein as part of a segment called “The Jobbing Of America - CEOs” on [[The Daily Show]] with Jon Stewart (aired June 4, 2003).<ref>[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/4667sj/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-the-jobbing-of-america---ceos ComedyCentral.com "The Jobbing of America - CEOs" segment, June 4, 2003] </ref>

Kaplan GED books are featured throughout the 2018 [[Kevin Hart]] and [[Tiffany Haddish]] comedy [[Night School (2018 film)]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9QtXGirWf0 YouTube "Night School Official Trailer" April 3, 2018]</ref>


Kaplan is occasionally part of crossword puzzle hints in The New York Times, as in “Subj. of a Kaplan prep course” (8 Down)<ref>[https://nytcrossword.com/2017/08/17 August 17, 2017 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers]</ref> or “What some Kaplan guides help prep for” (1 Down).<ref>[https://nytcrossword.com/2018/07/08 July 8, 2018 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers]</ref>
Kaplan is occasionally part of crossword puzzle hints in [[The New York Times]], as in “Subj. of a Kaplan prep course” (8 Down)<ref>[https://nytcrossword.com/2017/08/17 August 17, 2017 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers]</ref> or “What some Kaplan guides help prep for” (1 Down).<ref>[https://nytcrossword.com/2018/07/08 July 8, 2018 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers]</ref>


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Kaplan Test Prep
IndustryEducation
Founded1938
FounderStanley Kaplan
Headquarters
New York City
ProductsTest Preparation
ParentKaplan, Inc.
DivisionsAdmissions (pre-College and graduate admissions prep programs), Licensure (medical and nursing licensure prep programs, bar review), Metis (data science programs)
WebsiteKaptest.com

Kaplan Test Prep is the first and largest test prep company in the United States,[1] having helped millions of students prepare for standardized exams since its founding in 1938. It sells preparation materials for more than 100 standardized tests through tutoring, on-site classes, asynchronous and live programs, print books, and digital products.[2] It is one of three major units of global education company Kaplan, Inc., which also includes Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan International.

History

Stanley Kaplan began tutoring students out of his parents’ Brooklyn home in 1938, helping them prepare for the New York State Regents Exams. In 1946, he started preparing students for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).[3] Widespread adoption of the SAT as an admissions requirement at U.S. colleges and universities in the 1950's and 1960's helped him expand his business.[4] The company branched out with graduate admissions exam prep, including for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Dental Admission Test (DAT).[5] Although Kaplan's claims that it could raise test scores were criticized by the educational establishment, which had claimed that tests like the SAT were "impervious to coaching,"[6] in 1979 the Federal Trade Commission found that test preparation could improve students’ scores.[7] Demonstrating that standardized tests were coachable helped undermine their use as a tool to keep certain groups of students out of elite schools.[8]

In 1985, The Washington Post Company (now Graham Holdings Company) bought the company from Stanley Kaplan.[9] In 1994, Jonathan Grayer was appointed CEO[10] and led the expansion of the company into other educational areas beyond test preparation, such as higher education[11]and English language programs,[12] forming the educational services corporation of Kaplan, Inc., now parent company of Kaplan Test Prep, in 2000.[13]

Kaplan Test Prep Today

In addition to offering preparation for various admissions exams, the company delivers preparation programs for doctors, lawyers and nurses seeking professional licensure. It is headquartered at 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY and is led by CEO John Polstein, who has been with the organization since 1992. About 85% of its 6100 employees, a majority of which are teachers and tutors, work remotely.[14]

Currently, it delivers courses throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and London. These courses are taught at more than 70 branded locations as well as hotels, high schools and universities. The company also offers courses online, typically in a live online classroom or a self-study format, to individuals, schools, school districts and organizations. Private tutoring services are provided in person and online. Materials for some courses are licensed to third parties and affiliates, which, during 2017, delivered courses at 63 locations in 35 countries outside the U.S. The company also sells college admissions examination preparation courses and materials directly to high schools, school districts, medical schools, nursing schools and law schools.[15] Through a partnership with ACT, Inc, the maker of the ACT college admissions test, tehc ompany delivers free and low-cost live online test prep programs.[16]

In 2017, 2.1 million students used its products and services. 2017 revenue for the company was $273 million.[17]

In 2018, the company acquired the test prep, study aids, and foreign language assets of Barron’s Educational Series, a publisher.[18]

Products and Services

The company prepares students to take over 100 tests at its website, including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT, in the following categories:[19]

  • College Admissions
  • Graduate Admissions
  • Medical Licensing
  • Nursing
  • Bar Review
  • High School Equivalency
  • High School Admissions
  • Teacher Licensing
  • Police Entrance Exam
  • International Admissions

Kaplan Test Prep also owns Metis, a data science training provider that offers a bootcamp, part-time professional development courses, and corporate training. Metis was launched in 2014.[20]

Cultural References

“Stanley Kaplan” was the answer to a Jeopardy question “At 14, he tutored Brooklyn schoolmates for 25 cents an hour: later he founded a test prep empire” (aired November 11, 2015).[21]

In the U.S. sitcom The Office (S2 Ep 4 “The Fire”), Michael Scott notices a Kaplan Test Prep book in the back of Ryan Howard’s car and comments, “Oh, Stanley Kaplan, I know him” (aired October 11, 2005).[22]

Kaplan is occasionally part of crossword puzzle hints in The New York Times, as in “Subj. of a Kaplan prep course” (8 Down)[23] or “What some Kaplan guides help prep for” (1 Down).[24]

Category:Test preparation companies Category:Companies established in 1938 Category:Education companies of the United States

References

  1. ^ The Washington Post, "Test-Prep Pioneer Stanley H. Kaplan Dies at 90"
  2. ^ Graham Holdings Company Annual Report, 2018
  3. ^ The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001
  4. ^ The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Teacher of Testing" September, 20 1981
  5. ^ Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). 66.
  6. ^ The New York Times, "‘Coaching’ Findings. May Change S.A.T." June 5, 1979
  7. ^ The New York Times "Stanley Kaplan, Pioneer in Preparing Students for Exams, Dies at 90"
  8. ^ The New Yorker "Examined Life" December 17, 2001
  9. ^ PBS Frontline, "A History of the SAT Prep Business", Retrieved on 23 February 2018.
  10. ^ CNN.com "Kaplan is starting an online college -- minus the keggers" April 10, 2000
  11. ^ The Washington Post "Kaplan to Buy Quest Education, Operator of Specialty Schools" June 28, 2000
  12. ^ The Street "Kaplan Buys Aspect Education" October 10, 2006
  13. ^ The Washington Post Company Annual Report, 2000
  14. ^ Entrepreneur "Lessons Learned From 3 Companies That Have Long Embraced Remote Work" February, 12 2015
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ The Higher Education Journal "ACT and Kaplan collaborate to Make Test Prep Live, Free" April 18, 2016
  17. ^ Graham Holdings Company Annual Report, 2018
  18. ^ Newsday "Barron's Educational sells name, some assets to Kaplan Test Prep" September 18, 2018
  19. ^ "Official website". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  20. ^ Venture Beat, "Starting in September, you can learn about data science through Kaplan", Retrieved on 16 July 2018.
  21. ^ Jeopardy! Archive Show #7174, Thursday, November 19, 2015
  22. ^ Springfield! Springfield! "The Office Season 2, Episode 4 script"
  23. ^ August 17, 2017 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers
  24. ^ July 8, 2018 New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers
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