Several people in higher education have compared an Ashford University deal with a state university to the Kaplan Higher Education-Purdue University Global deal. And does sound like AU may have several suitors. So what has happened to Kaplan Higher Education with Purdue University? So far, Purdue University has been draining Kaplan, but Graham Holdings, KHE's parent company, has deep pockets. Check out for yourself.
https://www.thelayoff.com/kaplan-university
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-meltdown-who-right-mind-would-buy-ashford-dahn-shaulis/
http://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2018/08/purdue-university-and-its-subprime_10.html