Apollo Group Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
4025 S Riverpoint, Phoenix, AZ 85040-0723, United States
(800)990-2765, (480)966-5394, http://www.apollogrp.edu

Primary SIC: Colleges And Universities, Primary NAICS: Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
Description: Apollo Group Inc. was founded in 1973 by Dr. John Sperling and was incorporated in Arizona in 1981. The company went public on December 6, 1994. Apollo Group is one of the world's largest private education providers. The company offers educational programs through subsidiaries: The University of Phoenix Inc., Institute for Professional Development, The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation, Western International University Inc., Insight Schools Inc., Apollo Global Inc. and Meritus University. The schools are grouped into four reportable segments: University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, Insight Schools and other schools. The University of Phoenix has campuses in 39 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands. The Apollo Global segment focuses on the international education services industry. Insight Schools offers curriculum and administrative services to public schools to operate full-time online high school programs in 10 states. In the other schools segment, Western International University operates in Arizona, online, and in China and India. The Institute for Professional Development provides consulting services in 21 states. The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation provides financial planning education programs in Colorado and online. Meritus University offers degree programs online to working professionals throughout Canada and abroad. More

Services: Provider of higher education programs for working adults. On line college courses.