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A seasoned executive in the higher education industry, John Kline joined Perdoceo Education in 2015 as senior vice president of American InterContinental University. He serves as chancellor of the American Intercontinental University System.
With a background in accounting, his career includes executive leadership roles at several of the largest education companies in the United States.
With a focus on improving outcomes for traditional higher education institutions, Kline brings strategic solutions and partnerships together. His expertise has enabled him to work with respected traditional educational institutions to help them solve internal barriers and execution shortfalls when supporting non-traditional learners.
Kline has also held senior administrative roles for large scale online and campus operations. Under his guidance, these ventures improved the quality of student outcomes by increasing student success rates while lowering student debt levels.
In addition to directly leading higher education institutions, Kline was the chief executive officer and executive director of Nelnet Enrollment Solutions (NES), a provider of solutions to higher education institutions in marketing, recruiting and retention of high-quality students.
Kline is a past board member of Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona, House of Refuge in Mesa, Arizona, LeadsCouncil and the Seville Golf and Country Club. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Arizona State University.