Education Acquisitions in Kansas

Gravyty, an AI-powered engagement and fundraising provider for higher education, has acquired Athlete Network, a platform that connects student-athletes with alumni and supports athletic department engagement. The acquisition will integrate Athlete Network’s athletics-focused engagement tools into Gravyty’s suite to expand fundraising and donor intelligence capabilities for collegiate athletic programs.

Educational testing nonprofit ETS acquired PSI, a global leader in test development and delivery, in a deal that closed January 25, 2024. The combined organization will offer an expanded end-to-end suite of assessment, certification and licensure services to support workforce skills development worldwide.

Dallas-based Trive Capital and New York-based Epic Partners have invested in Pryor Learning, a corporate training, credentialing and educational content provider headquartered in Mission, Kansas. The investment will support Pryor's digital offering and buy-and-build growth strategy; Steven Riehs has been named CEO. Trive and Epic plan organic investments to enhance the customer experience and pursue acquisitions to expand Pryor's content and platform capabilities.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) agreed to acquire Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. from Liberty Partners LLC for $50 million, expanding UTI's offerings into healthcare education. Concorde — a Mission, Kansas–based provider of blended healthcare and allied health programs serving ~7,400 students across 17 campuses — will broaden UTI's diversification and workforce-solutions strategy; the deal closed in December 2022.

American Safety Council (an Orlando-based, Ridgemont Equity Partners-backed portfolio company) has acquired S/P2, a provider of online safety and professional training and the largest resume database for career-technical students. The deal expands ASC’s digital training catalog and credentialing capabilities across vocational end markets including automotive, heavy-duty/diesel, welding, construction, cosmetology and culinary; financial terms were not disclosed.