Kaplan Higher Education has renamed all 11 of its Maric College campuses Kaplan College, including its San Diego and Vista campuses.

That means more than 6,500 California college students will have a new name on their diplomas.

The renaming is part of a rebranding strategy meant to recognize that theschools are part of New York-based Kaplan, Inc.

Kaplan College is part of the company's Kaplan Higher Education, which serves 80,000 students at more than 70 schools across the United States and Europe.

The other nine renamed campuses are in Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Fresno, Bakersfield, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Riverside and Palm Springs.

The campuses offer programs for associate's degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Areas of study include legal studies, nursing, information technology, criminal justice and allied health. –S.S.