Capella University
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Capella University is a private, for-profit, specialized distance learning institution of higher learning that is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology. Capella has 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. Nearly 45 percent of it students are PhD students. The masters degree programs in counseling are also CACREP accredited. Today, the university has more than 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
The school is owned by the Capella Education Company(NASDAQ: CPLA), a publically traded parent corporation.
[edit] History
What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka. In 1993, The Graduate School of America was founded by Shank and Dr. Harold Abel. In 1999, the company and university were renamed to their current, Capella Education Company and University. In 2004, the University began a partnership with Augsburg College, the Augsburg/Capella Alliance, to offer online courses developed by Augsburg faculty for delivery online.
[edit] Schools
Capella University is academically organized into 5 distinct schools.
- School of Education
- School of Human Services
- Harold Abel School of Psychology
- School of Business and Technology
- School of Undergraduate Studies
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