The company attributes the success of the program to high retention rates (90 percent) and a unique diagnostic and prescriptive approach.

 

"Kaplan College's outstanding online student services make our program attractive to aspiring financial planners who want the personal support of a traditional program as well as the convenience of online learning," said Keith Fevurly, Executive Director of Kaplan College's Financial Planning Program.

 

Students hail from 49 US states as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and includes a number of military professionals serving in the US and abroad as well as employees of top insurance companies, securities firms, brokerage houses and banks. Its student body is more than 40 percent female, surpassing the financial planning industry average of 24 percent female.

 

The national trend toward individual retirement accounts and innovations in estate planning have fueled a growing demand for financial planners who can advise clients on appropriate investment and savings strategies.

 

Kaplan College is part of the higher education division of Kaplan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

 

For more information, visit www.Kaplancollege.edu or go directly to its Financial Planning certificate program.