Anhanguera Educacional ( or ) is the second-largest private for-profit professional educational company in Brazil by market value and by number of students, with more than 400,000 students in its education network. The company is the second-largest higher education company in the world by number of students, behind only the American company
Apollo Group
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The company operates three types of education—67 campuses, more than 450 poles and over 650 vocational education centers, spread across all states and the Federal District—aimed at adults of middle- and low-income working during the day and study at night, a segment not fully served by institutions of higher education in Brazil. To this end, the company offers a wide range of courses including vocational, undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education.
The company is the largest of six educational companies listed on
BM&F Bovespa
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (in English, ''B3 - Brazil Stock Exchange and Over-the-Counter Market''), formerly BM&FBOVESPA, is a stock exchange located in São Paulo, Brazil, and the second oldest of the country.
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, along with its competitors
Estácio,
Anima Educação
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Abril Educação and
Ser Educacional. In 2014 the company underwent a corporate merger with
Kroton Educacional. The resulting company became the 17th-largest on the
Bovespa Index
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (in English, ''B3 - Brazil Stock Exchange and Over-the-Counter Market''), formerly BM&FBOVESPA, is a stock exchange located in São Paulo, Brazil, and the second oldest of the country.
Its current form can be trac ...
, with a market value of
R$ 24.5 billion and nearly 1 million students.
[Globo Economia]
Fusão da Anhanguera e Kroton cria a 17ª maior empresa da Bovespa
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"The people want to learn"Anhanguera's business model
Private universities and colleges in Brazil
Companies based in São Paulo (state)
Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange)
Education companies of Brazil
Educational institutions established in 1994
1994 establishments in Brazil
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