Kaplan Professional, based in Chicago, provides education, certification and professional development courses for financial services, IT, legal, real estate, architecture, engineering, contracting and home inspection professionals and corporations. In addition, Kaplan Professional provides comprehensive licensing and compliance solutions to top financial institutions around the world. Offering an array of educational tools, from on-site training and classroom instruction to over 600 online courses, Kaplan Professional serves individuals who must maintain licenses and comply with regulatory mandates. Kaplan Professional is a unit of Kaplan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company