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MINNEAPOLIS, July 31, 2008 — Capella University (NASDAQ: CPLA), an accredited*, fully online university based in Minneapolis, announced that the Arizona Department of Education has approved Capella’s master’s specialization in School Counseling, designating it a “highly effective” program. As a result of the approval, graduates of Capella’s Master of Science, School Counseling specialization, are automatically eligible to apply for certification as a school counselor in Arizona. Because completion of a state-approved program is a requirement for licensure in many states, the approval may allow Capella graduates to automatically apply for school counselor certification in other states as well. Capella’s program is one of few online, state-approved master’s specializations in School Counseling. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2008 – The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected a Capella University (www.capella.edu) graduate student to receive its Information Assurance Scholarship, which is a full-ride scholarship that the DoD created to recruit and retain well-qualified personnel for work in the information assurance field, and to cultivate continuing capacity for information assurance workforce development at select institutions of higher learning throughout the United States. The student (who cannot be named because of DoD job placement security considerations) is a former member of the military who is pursuing a master’s degree in information technology with a specialization in information security at Capella, which is an accredited,* fully online university that offers bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degree programs. Capella offers information assurance and security degrees that reflect the theme of IT architecture. Approximately 16 percent of Capella students are members of the military. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 29, 2008 – A comprehensive online academic writing center developed by Capella University (www.capella.edu) primarily for graduate level students is now available to the public at www.capellawritingcenter.org. Capella, which is an accredited,* online university that focuses on master’s and PhD degrees, created the Online Writing Center to provide its 23,000-plus students with instruction, resources, and strategies to help them navigate the writing process and develop clear and effective academic writing. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, March 21, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited,* fully online university, announced today that the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that three Capella HR programs fully align with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. They are Capella’s Human Resource Management specializations in its MS in Organization and Management, MBA, and BS in Business online degree programs. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, March 10, 2008 — The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reaffirmed Capella University’s accreditation without any stipulations on its affiliation status. Capella (www.capella.edu) is an accredited* online university based in Minneapolis. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2008 – The National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges (NACTC) has named Generosa López-Molina, a doctoral student in Capella University’s (www.capella.edu) School of Education, as the next president of its executive board. The NACTC is a consortium of 31 community and technical colleges from across the nation, first assembled in 1979 by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at Ohio State University. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2008 – Research shows that only about 15 percent of higher education students still fit the traditional definition of a college student: age 18 to 22, living on campus, and going to school full time. That is the inspiration for The Other 85 Percent (www.theother85percent.com), a new blog by Capella University Vice Chairman Michael Offerman that challenges the traditional view of how to best serve today’s college students. Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited, fully online university with more than 20,000 students. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2008 — The Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC) has joined Capella University’s education partnership program, which will provide education benefits to FACC members. FACC is the professional Association for Florida’s 28 public community colleges, their boards, employees, retirees, and associates. Capella (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university with more than 20,000 students, offers a strong selection of online graduate degree programs focused on higher education faculty, staff and administrators. More than 1000 colleges and universities have employed Capella students or alumni. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18, 2007 – More than 1,000 PhD and master’s online degree students from Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, online university, will gather in Anaheim, Calif., beginning Dec. 27 to take part in the online university’s next residential colloquium. The event will take place at the Hyatt Orange County. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17, 2007 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a conversation with Dr. Byron Howard, Sr. and Dr. Janet Brown-Howard, both recent graduates of Capella’s K-12 Education Leadership doctoral program, about their experience of earning their PhDs together.
These regular podcasts feature interviews with Capella students, faculty and staff who share the experience of online education from a first-person point of view. They are typically about 15 minutes long and are available at http://www.capellacommons.com. Listeners can subscribe to the podcast at http://www.capellacommons.com/rss/. They are also available via subscription from iTunes.
About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited*, fully online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, psychology, public health, and public safety, and bachelor’s degree programs in business, information technology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 104 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org.
Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.
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online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).
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