Miami-based educational services provider Laureate Education, Inc. and its subsidiaries have established a vast network of universities and higher learning institutions, catering to students in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The firm has a wide variety of degree offerings in fields such as business management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology. Laureate offers its programs through campus-based, online, and hybrid formats. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and adopted its current name in 2004. It was founded in 1989.