Kaplan College Becomes Kaplan University, Institution Approved to Offer Graduate Level Programs. Kaplan College today announced that it has officially changed its name to Kaplan University, having received formal approval from its accrediting body, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Kaplan University will offer its first graduate-level degrees, a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (M.A.) and a Master of Education (M.Ed.), and has also been approved to offer a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2004/0002259095&EDATE= Is a PhD next?