LAUR

Laureate Education, Inc.

A network of private universities in Mexico and Peru, offering career-focused degrees in business, health sciences, engineering, and technology through campus, online, and hybrid programs. It began in 1998 as Sylvan International Universities, a division of the tutoring company Sylvan Learning Systems, and took the name Laureate in 2004 after selling its K-12 business. The name comes from the Latin for "crowned with laurel," the ancient wreath of achievement.