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Academic Excellence. Online.
As an accredited university, Capella University takes online education to a higher level. We believe that real, life-changing learning can only take place in an environment of challenge, engagement, and academic excellence.
We invite you to learn more about us.
University Mission & Leadership
We are committed to providing a challenging, invigorating educational experience that allows our students to accomplish their dreams and fulfill their aspirations.
At Capella University, we deliver an education that enables our adult learners to achieve their deepest and highest capabilities.
We support and encourage them along the way, and
At graduation time we know that it is our learners who deserve the accolades, and that they are now fully prepared for their next step in life.
Our Accreditation
We are proud of our status as an accredited university, as well as our leadership role in elevating the quality of online education nationwide.
Accreditation is an important credential to look for when choosing a university. If you have credits to transfer from another accredited institution, you will want to make sure both schools have accreditation that allows you to transfer credits back and forth. Accreditation is also important for your degree to be widely recognized by employers and professional associations. Accreditation is an assurance to students and the public that an institution meets or exceeds standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, learner services, and fiscal stability.
Capella University's Accreditation
Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org . The Higher Learning Commission grants regional accreditation, the type most common for major public, state, and private universities.
Leading the Way for Quality Online Education
In 2000, Capella University became the first online academic institution to become a charter participant of the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) of the NCA. AQIP participants commit to a program of continuous quality improvement (CQI) similar to initiatives practiced in private industry.
AQIP provides an alternative model of accreditation maintenance with The Higher Learning Commission. Instead of the traditional 10-year review cycle, AQIP participants adhere to an ongoing annual review regimen. By participating in AQIP, Capella is required to analyze its operational processes and measure outcomes within each of nine different quality criteria, and to set ambitious performance goals, such as converting all its courses to an outcomes/competency-based model.
What Types of Accreditation are Available?
Regional accreditation agencies accredit public and private, non-profit and for-profit, and undergraduate and graduate institutions in the United States. Capella University has this type of accreditation.
Specialized and professional accrediting organizations accredit specific programs or schools such as law and business schools, or programs in educational administration and teacher education. For example, the American Counseling Association's Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has accredited Capella's mental health counseling specialization in the School of Human Services.
National accrediting bodies accredit a wide variety of institutions, most frequently single-purpose institutions (e.g., flight schools), private career institutions, and religiously-affiliated colleges and universities.
Our Faculty
We recognize that our academic reputation rests on the quality of our faculty. We recruit high-caliber instructors - many of whom also teach at traditional universities around the country - and we provide them training in online methods to help ensure a rich, engaging experience for both faculty and learners.
More than 70% of the faculty at Capella hold doctoral degrees, and all have extensive experience in their field. They come to Capella because they truly enjoy teaching, because they embrace online education, and because they value the high-caliber experience Capella University makes possible.
Capella in Your City
Capella University holds information seminars as well as various conferences and events all over the country.
Events and Information Seminars
Capella University may be coming to your city — or attending an event near you. Meet with enrollment counselors at local information seminars to learn more about Capella's high-quality academic programs. Or visit with our faculty and staff at local events such as academic conferences, tradeshows, and professional association meetings.
Free Information Seminars
Take the next step toward your professional and higher education goals. Attend an information seminar near you to learn more about our bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. Find out why more than 12,000 learners have exceeded their expectations — and expanded their career choices — in an academic program that fits busy lifestyles.
Events and Local Conferences
Each year, Capella University faculty, staff, and learners participate in many academic, community, and professional association events. Capella faculty are frequent presenters at academic and professional conferences, and university staff are on hand at industry tradeshows and community events to promote the Capella learning experience.
History of Capella University
Two visionaries, both driven to create a barrier-free university for working adults, founded the University more than a decade ago. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Capella University employs more than 550 administrative staff personnel, and more than 650 faculty members.
It all started when Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation, saw an opportunity to offer higher education in a convenient format to allow working adults to earn degrees without the boundaries and restrictions of traditional universities. He envisioned a high quality university that people could attend from remote locations, including their homes or wherever they might be traveling, at times that were convenient to them.
In 1993, Shank found a partner who shared his vision. Dr. Harold Abel, an experienced leader in higher education and former president of three universities, joined Shank to found The Graduate School of America. Originally, the university offered online master's and doctoral degrees in management, education, and human services.
In 1997, the university achieved accreditation from The Higher Learning Commission and became a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA ), a body that accredits many major public and private universities. Shortly after becoming accredited, the university changed its name to Capella University and established the five schools that exist today: education, business and technology, human services, psychology, and undergraduate studies.
Today, Capella University offers more than 650 courses and undergraduate and graduate degree programs in nearly 70 specialized areas of study. Capella's more than 12,000 learners include a diverse group of primarily working adults from all walks of life, including learners throughout the United States and around the world–learners who have experienced, firsthand, Stephen Shank's vision for a barrier-free, high-quality education.
Corporate, Community College & U.S. Armed Forces Alliances
Capella University offers reduced tuition and other special benefits to our alliance members, including roughly 25 percent of U.S. community colleges, every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and 85 corporations, including Johnson & Johnson and AT&T.
Capella University has alliances with more than 25% of all U.S. community colleges as well as many state schools. Capella offers its member colleges seamless credit transfer and specially designed degree completion programs to ease transition from a two-year college to a four-year degree program.
Benefits for two-year Degree Graduates, Faculty, and Staff
Whether you are planning to complete your bachelor's degree, or seeking an advanced degree, we offer the following benefits to graduates, faculty, and staff from alliance institutions:
Tuition discount on all Capella University courses
No admission application fee
Simple application process with no GRE requirements
Smooth transfer of credits toward your Capella University degree program
Become a Community College Alliance Member
Entering into an alliance agreement with Capella University allows your alumni, faculty, and staff to move seamlessly into bachelor's and advanced degree programs.
Community College News
Capella University, in conjunction with the League for Innovation, is accepting applications for its annual League for Innovation PhD scholarship. This scholaship covers three years of tuition and fees for doctoral study in education, businss, human resources, or psychology. In addition, the league will award three partial scholarships each worth $12,000 toward tuition for a PhD program at Capella University.
Phi Theta Kappa International Honorary Society Scholarships
Capella University offers members of Phi Theta Kappa International Honorary Society two $5,000 scholarships. The scholarships are intended to assist Phi Theta Kappa members in bachelor's degree programs in business or information technology. In addition, one $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Phi Theta Kappa advisor. This two-year scholarship for an advisor is intended to be used to complete a master's degree in education, business, human resources, psychology, or information technology.
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