Capella News

MINNEAPOLIS, April 6, 2009 – Reggie Smith III, a PhD student at Capella University and the president-elect of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), has been awarded a 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Award. Smith, who is an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, is also pursuing a doctorate in Training and Performance Improvement from Capella, an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, January 28, 2009 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for adults, has added a Doctor of Education (EdD) program to its online doctoral degree offerings. The program was designed around the standards of a number of respected P–12 educational organizations and aligns with the Competencies for Community College Leaders developed by the American Association of Community Colleges. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2009 - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2008.

“We achieved strong enrollment and revenue growth, as well as operating leverage in 2008, while completing a significant, multi-year infrastructure investment,” said Stephen Shank, chairman and chief executive officer of Capella Education Company. ldquo;In addition, we made great progress on our commitment to build a business that delivers sustainable, profitable growth for our shareholders. We continued to invest in expanding and strengthening our academic offerings and providing our learners with exceptional learning outcomes and an improved learner experience,” concluded Shank. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, January 30, 2009 – Capella University (www.capella.edu)), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for adults, announced that it has added a Global Operations and Supply Chain Management specialization to its online MBA program. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 18, 2008 – Training magazine has named Capella University PhD student Tracy Lendi as a Top 10 Young Trainer. Lendi, who is director of training and development for Standard Parking Corporation, was evaluated on her leadership skills, technical competence, success in meeting difficult training challenges, and experience developing innovative training solutions and programs. As a Top 10 Young Trainer, Ms. Lendi is now a member of Training magazine’s editorial advisory board. In addition to her work with Standard Parking, Lendi is pursuing a PhD in instructional design for online learning from Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults. Capella’s curriculum has been developed to the standards of leading professional associations, such as SHRM, ASTD, ISPI, SIOP, and the ROI Institute. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a discussion of the mental health needs of returning servicemembers with Will Wilson, president-elect of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Military Psychology and faculty chair for Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Capella University. The podcast references the Joining Forces America (www.joiningforcesamerica.org) study sponsored by Capella, which explores the mental health needs of returning servicemembers. (more…)