Kaplan University - Agreement With California Community Colleges

Agreement With California Community Colleges

In 2009 a two-year memorandum of understanding was signed between Jack Scott, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges System, and Gregory Marino, President of the Kaplan University Group. Under this agreement, students who need a course to meet their associate degree requirements would be able to take it at Kaplan. However, they would have to pay Kaplan's tuition, which is $646 for a three-credit class, compared with $78 at the community colleges. The agreement is controversial because it was signed without any input from community college educators.

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