Penn Foster Overview

  • Founded

  • 1890

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 989

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds

  • 7

  • Investments

  • 3

Penn Foster General Information

Description

Provider of educational programs intended to assist students in starting a new career and pursuing lifelong learning. The company offers career-focused degree and vocational education programs as well as skills training and accredited diploma certificates, enabling learners to acquire core competencies in their chosen technical and professional fields in allied health, business, technology, education and select trades, delivering affordable and accessible education.

Contact Information

Website
www.pennfoster.edu
Formerly Known As
International Correspondence Schools, Thomson Education Direct, Colliery School of Mines, Harcourt Learning
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Primary Office
  • P.O. Box 1900
  • Scranton, PA 18501
  • United States
+1 (570) 000-0000

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Penn Foster Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Penn Foster Comparisons

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Industry
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Employees
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Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Penn Foster Competitors (28)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
K12 Techno Services Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India 0000 00000 0000000000 0
00 000000000 00000 Corporation Zurich, Switzerland 00000
000000-0000 000000 Private Equity-Backed New York, NY 0000 00000 000000000 00000
000 00000000 00000 Corporation Beijing, China 00000 00.000 00000000 00.000
0000000 000000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired New Delhi, India 0000 00000 000000&0
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Penn Foster Executive Team (25)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Connie Dempsey Chief Academic Officer
William Okun Chief Executive Officer
Scott Whitt Chief Financial Officer
Nial McLoughlin Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President
Matt Simon Chief Marketing Officer
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Penn Foster Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Penn Foster Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Penn Foster Investments & Acquisitions (3)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000000 (00000 12-Oct-2021 0000000000 Education and Training Services (B2B) 00000 000
0000000000000 08-Mar-2021 0000000000 000.00 Human Capital Services 00000 000
Ashworth University 06-Feb-2019 Buyout/LBO Education and Training Services (B2B) 00000 000
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Penn Foster Subsidiaries (3)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
CareerExplorer Human Capital Services Vancouver, Canada 2012
000000 (000000000 Education and Training Services (B2B) Lehi, UT 0000
00000000 000000000 Education and Training Services (B2B) Norcross, GA 0000
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