August 13, 2004

Laureate Education to Offer Hospitality Program in Chicago

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

Laureate Education, a company best known for its international universities, is establishing a domestic beachhead.

Laureate, formerly Sylvan Learning Systems, has announced that it will offer its Les Roches School of Hotel Management programs at Kendall College, a 500-student institution in Chicago that is known for its culinary programs.

The company is providing an $18-million loan to Kendall to help it pay for a 150,000-square-foot building in downtown Chicago. The building

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