Kaplan College - Milwaukee to Host First Graduation Ceremony for 150 Students Sunday, November 5, 2006.State Rep. Tamara Grigsby Will Keynote Graduation Ceremony MILWAUKEE -- Kaplan College - Milwaukee announced it will host its first graduation ceremony since its opening in January 2006. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 5th at 3:00 p.m. at the Pabst Theater at 144 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Tamara Grigsby, State Representative for the 18th Assembly District of the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin State Senate, the two comprise the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. , will keynote the ceremony. The ceremony will recognize 150 students who have earned diplomas in three allied health programs. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study, many of which are in high demand throughout the state. According to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Long-Term Occupational Projections, 2006, medical assistant positions are expected to increase 46.7 percent and dental assistant dental assistant n. A person trained to assist a dentist with clinical and administrative procedures. by 37.6 percent from 2004 to 2014. "This first graduation celebrates the success of our students as well as our new campus," said Bob Ernst, Executive Director of Kaplan College - Milwaukee. "With almost 150 gradates participating, we can clearly see that there was a strong need for a quality career-focused education program in Milwaukee." Kaplan College - Milwaukee is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and College of Technology (ACCSCT ACCSCT Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology ). ACCSCT is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. Created by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88), it began operating in 1980. . The campus is a branch location of CHI Institute - Broomall in Broomall, Penn. Kaplan College - Milwaukee currently offers four allied health diploma programs including pharmacy technician, dental assistant, medical assistant and medical office management. The Kaplan College - Milwaukee November 2006 graduates are as follows: *Graduate names available upon request. About Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan College, Milwaukee is part of Kaplan, Inc.'s Higher Education Division, which includes more than 70 campus-based schools, as well as online programs through Kaplan University and Concord Law School Concord Law School is a four-year, part-time legal education program based in Los Angeles, California. The school is a subsidiary of the Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. All lecture and study sessions are delivered entirely from a secure website on the Internet. . Kaplan Higher Education offers career-oriented certificate, bachelor and associate degree programs designed to provide students with the skills necessary to qualify them for entry-level employment in fields such as healthcare, business, information technology, technology, fashion and design. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WPO WPO Women Presidents' Organization (New York, NY) WPO World Packaging Organization WPO World Powerlifting Organization WPO Werkplek Onderzoek (Netherlands) ). For more information about Kaplan, please visit www.kaplan.com. Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). |
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