BPP University
United Kingdom
BPP University is a private, for-profit university in the United Kingdom, uniquely specialized in professional education and qualifications. It is primarily focused on training for careers in law, business, finance, accounting, nursing, psychology, and healthcare. Its model is intensely career-oriented, offering accelerated, practical courses often designed in direct partnership with leading professional bodies and employers, with a strong emphasis on flexible learning for working professionals.
University Overview
Founded in 1976 as Brierley Price Prior by three accountants (Alan Brierley, Richard Price, and Charles Prior), it began by providing training for chartered accountancy qualifications. It expanded into law in 1992 and healthcare in the 2000s. It was granted degree-awarding powers in 2007 and became the UK's first publicly owned, for-profit university (then known as BPP University College) in 2010. In 2013, it was awarded full university title, becoming BPP University. It is named after its founders and is part of the global for-profit education group, BPP Holdings Ltd, which is ultimately owned by the American company Apollo Global Management.
