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Company type | Private |
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Nasdaq: APOL | |
Industry | For-profit education |
Founded | 1973 |
Founder | John Sperling |
Headquarters | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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Subsidiaries | Apollo Global BPP Holdings College for Financial Planning Institute for Professional Development Meritus University University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication Universidad Latinoamericana University of Phoenix |
Website | www |
Apollo Education Group, Inc. is an American corporation based in the South Phoenix area of Phoenix, Arizona, with an additional corporate office in Chicago, Illinois.[1] It is privately-owned by a consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, LLC and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC.[2]
The company owns and operates the University of Phoenix and has previously owned enterprises including BPP Holdings in the United Kingdom, University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication in Santiago, Chile, and Universidad Latinoamericana in Mexico.