Purdue University, a flagship public institution in Indiana, is jumping into online education by buying for-profit Kaplan University with the aim of creating a new, public online university. Indiana 's Purdue University is buying Kaplan University with the aim of creating an online public university and widening its reach . Purdue 's president , Jim Daniels , said the university wanted to allow as many people as possible to be educated but was n't able to build an online presence by itself . The move highlighted changes in the higher education market as public funding decreases , tuition fees rise and college students grow older , busier and more indebted .
Indiana 's Purdue University is buying Kaplan University with the aim of creating an online public university and widening its reach . Purdue 's president , Jim Daniels , said the university wanted to allow as many people as possible to be educated but was n't able to build an online presence by itself . The move highlighted changes in the higher education market as public funding decreases , tuition fees rise and college students grow older , busier and more indebted .