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Peterson's

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Since 1966, Peterson's has helped to connect individuals, educational institutions, and corporations through its critically acclaimed books, Web sites, online products, and admissions services. Peterson's reaches an estimated 105 million consumers annually with information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration. Peterson's data is found throughout the Web. From Yahoo and AOL to the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, our information fuels the leading sites on the Internet. Our innovative, web-based products, such as CollegesWantYouSM, GradSchoolsWantYou, and online practice tests for the GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT Assessment, ASVAB, and TOEFL, provide consumers with the depth and breadth of information they need to make informed decisions about their education or career. Our financial aid database of nearly $5 billion worth of scholarships, grants, and prizes is fully searchable on the Web and available in printed guides. The range of test preparation offered by Peterson's has recently expanded into civil service, licensing, certification, and military preparation with the acquisition of ARCO. In addition to our core products for college search and selection, test preparation, and financial aid, Petersons offers online services for essay editing and instruction as well as resume writing...

Number of Employees 374
Contact Information

2000 Lenox Dr

Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

1 609 896 1800

NAICS Code Book Publishers: 511130

Recent Events

  • Platinum Group acquires Peterson Machinery

    10/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Track Record Drove Microsemi Decision

    - 2009-02-16

    TECHNOLOGY: Move syncs with thinking of analysts, locals Last month directors at Microsemi Corp. reached a conclusion that some on Wall Street and in Orange County already were thinking: Chief Executive Jim Peterson's education lie wasn't worth ousting him over. For directors and analysts, Peterson's track record of...

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  • Microsemi Audits, Supports Peterson in 'Diplomagate'

    - 2009-02-09

    Software Startup Sendio Raises $3M in Venture Funds, Plans to Beef Up Sales, Marketing TECHNOLOGY Microsemi Corp.'s Chief Executive Jim Peterson, who's run the Irvine-based chipmaker for nearly a decade, has been having a tough go these past few months. The company, which had a recent market value...

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  • LESS THAN A MONTH TO REGISTER FOR ACCESS

    - 2009-02-06

    High-tech changes to security at Peterson Air Force Base will bring huge hassles to drivers who don't preregister their identification cards by March. 2. Hand-held computer gear used by guards at Peterson's gates will pull up a picture and fingerprints of military identification holders, making it tougher for...

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  • Business Programs Target Chapter Meetings

    - 2009-02-01

    Chapel Hill, NC - Ken Peterson, CKD, LPBC, business consultant and president of the SEN Design Group, has announced the addition of two programs that provide kitchen and bath designers "with the necessary financial and selling tools and advice to survive the current economic climate." The topics have been added...

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  • Oscar Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom" to Be Performed at Inauguration

    - 2009-01-19

    Regal Recordings is proud to announce that on January 20, 2009, Oscar Peterson's "Hymn To Freedom" will be one of six songs performed by the San Francisco Boys Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus at the inauguration of Barack Obama. "We are thrilled that this song, which with Harriette...

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