Apollo Education Group

Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: APOL
IndustryFor-profit education
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
FounderJohn Sperling
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Key people
SubsidiariesApollo 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
Websitewww.apollo.edu

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 several higher-learning institutions, including the University of Phoenix, BPP Holdings in the United Kingdom, University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication in Santiago, Chile, and Universidad Latinoamericana in Mexico.

  1. ^ "Location | Apollo Education Group".
  2. ^ "Investor Consortium Completes Acquisition of Apollo Education Group Inc". February 1, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.