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Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA - News), a provider of online post-secondary education, primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced its participation in the following webcast investor event:

A webcast of the presentation will be available on the Capella Education Company web site at http://www.capellaeducation.com. It will also be archived at http://www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section for 60 days.

About Capella Education Company

Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company is a leader in online education, primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, a regionally accredited* online university. In addition, Capella Education Company offers online education through Resource Development International Ltd. (RDI), an independent provider of United Kingdom (UK) university distance learning qualifications. Capella Education Company also owns an innovative startup company called Sophia (http://www.sophia.org) - a social teaching and learning platform that integrates education with technology.

Capella University offers online graduate degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work, and bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. These academic programs are designed to meet the needs of working adults, combining high quality, competency-based curricula with the convenience and flexibility of an online learning format. Currently, Capella University offers 46 graduate and undergraduate degree programs with 144 specializations. More than 37,000 learners were enrolled as of March 31, 2012, with nearly 80 percent of learners enrolled in graduate degree programs. For more information about Capella Education Company, please visit http://www.capellaeducation.com. For more information about Capella University, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).

Resource Development International Ltd. partners with a number of the top 100 universities in the UK to develop, validate and deliver UK higher education qualifications, predominantly through online courses. For more information, visit http://www.rdi.co.uk.

Sophia is a first-of-its-kind social education platform that offers students many ways to learn by making free, credible, academic content available to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. The site offers tens of thousands of tutorials created by hundreds of teachers and experts that are taught in a variety of ways. The platform further enhances the learning process by offering quizzes, assessing learning preferences and providing learning paths. For more information, visit http://www.sophia.org.

*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, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), http://www.capella.edu.

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LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire -05/15/12)- The Learning House, Inc., an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses, announced today that Towson University's Center for Professional Studies (CPS) has selected Learning House to help expand its online continuing education course offerings. CPS offers programs that focus on meeting identified workforce shortages for the region and address skill gaps and career advancement needs.

Towson University has a robust set of existing continuing education programs, but CPS identified a need to develop self-paced, industry-driven, professional certification programs that leverage the expertise of the University's faculty.

"We wanted to develop our own courses and truly control the content, deployment and quality of the curriculum," said Jeff Beeson, Director of the Center for Professional Studies at Towson University. "We selected Learning House because they represented what we needed -- a partner that could help us turn classroom curriculum into dynamic online courses that engage non-campus-based learners. Their dedicated team approach is a plus because we feel very supported. Additionally, the assurance that Learning House can help with all our online education needs from course design and development to marketing, as well as provide IT and tech support is a true value add."

Together, Learning House and CPS will create workforce and professional certification courses online that align with Towson's core academic mission of business, IT and the health professions. The first courses will include a project management professional (PMP) certification course, an A+/Net+ certification course and a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) course with a health information supplement. All of these courses will directly address workforce needs in Maryland.

"Developing online courses takes a deep understanding of both the subject matter and the technology. A big mistake institutions often make is simply taking existing curricula and posting it online using a simple learning management system. Towson University's CPS team understands that reaching online learners takes something more, and we are excited to work with them to expand their professional certification courses," said Dr. David Clinefelter, Chief Academic Officer at Learning House. "Having the involvement of faculty is critical to the way we develop online courses. We plan to work closely with the faculty at Towson University to ensure they have the support they want to build engaging courses and the professional development they need to help their students achieve success."

Learning House collaborates with schools that have various levels of online education experience to achieve each institution's unique goals and create a positive student experience. For more information about how Learning House works with institutions to achieve their online education goals, visit http://www.learninghouse.com.

About The Learning House, Inc.The Learning House, Inc. is an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses. Partnering with more than 100 colleges and universities, Learning House offers a business model that enables institutions to efficiently and affordably achieve their online education goals. Learning House provides a comprehensive solution to success, including curriculum development and management, faculty training and professional development, marketing and lead generation, admissions and enrollment management, student retention, 24/7 technical support, learning management systems, and management and consultation.

About Towson University (www.towson.edu) Founded in 1866, Towson University is recognized among the nation's best regional public universities, offering more than 100 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, and applied professional fields. With more than 21,000 students, Towson University is the second-largest public university in Maryland. As a metropolitan university, Towson combines research-based learning with practical application. Our many interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private organizations throughout Maryland provide opportunities for research, internships and jobs. Towson University is a founding member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU).

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by Anne Ryman - May. 14, 2012 09:50 PM The Republic | azcentral.com

Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have enacted sweeping changes to the state's online-education system.

The legislation would have made it easier for Arizona junior- and high-school students to take online courses, which likely would have pushed further growth in the system. The bill also would have boosted accountability by creating a master list of approved courses and a state ranking and evaluation of each course.

In addition, Senate Bill 1259 would have required students to take final exams in online classes in the presence of another person to help prevent cheating.

In a letter accompanying her veto, Brewer said she was concerned about the appropriateness of the state "or an entity on behalf of the state approving online courses or curriculum."

She also cited a provision that would have paid online schools more state funding per student if the student mastered a course. "I strongly support moving toward funding outcomes; however, ADE (the Arizona Department of Education) may not be able to implement the systems properly, at least as the bill is drafted."

Brewer added that she believes online learning will become more common, and she looks forward to working with the bill's sponsor to improve high school students' access to quality online learning.

Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa, who sponsored the legislation, was traveling on Monday and unavailable for comment, his office said. In a previous interview, Crandall said the legislation would do three things: provide students with more access to online courses, set a quality bar, and establish an evaluation process for the quality and effectiveness.

"Those are three things that really make a difference," said Crandall, who is chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

Some educators said that while the legislation provided some significant regulatory changes, it also had some big holes, including weak test-proctoring requirements and an exemption for schools that only enroll full-time students.

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Purdue University on Friday formally kicked off a new online education initiative that it hopes extends the Purdue brand globally and even pulls in additional revenue down the road.

PurdueHUB-U will offer courses via an Internet portal that offers video lectures, online interaction with other students and electronic submission of homework and tests.

Purdues initiative, which will be funded with $2 million over its first four years, is similar to an initiative announced May 2 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Those schools pledged a combined $60 million to launch edX, which will offer online courses and give students a certificate of completion at the end. Such a certificate from a well-regarded institution couldproponents of online education predictbecome valuable among employers.

Purdue hopes demand for its HUB-U initiative becomes self-sustaining in five years.

Purdue offered a certificate of completion recently for a HUB course in nanotechnology. The course was taken by 900 students from 27 countries, most of whom paid $30 each.

"Online education is transforming higher education, flipping classroom dynamics and reaching into the farthest corners of the world," Purdue President France Cordova told the universitys board of trustees, according to a statement released by Purdue. "The winners will be those who have the platform, can be cost competitive and capture the imagination of the learner.

The HUB-U technology also will be used to transform on-campus courses at Purdue, according to Provost Tim Sands. In those courses, students would watch lectures online outside of class and spend class time for what used to be homeworkproblem-solving and group activitieswith the aid of professors.

PurdueHUB-U is one of several revenue-boosting initiatives Cordova has launched in her final year as Purdues president. The university is expected to name her replacement this summer.

With state support not keeping up with inflationand actually declining in recent yearsPurdue is turning to out-of-state and international students to help. During Cordovas tenure, the percentage of out-of-state students at Purdue has risen from 40 percent to 50 percent. Thats significant because out-of-state tuition is $27,000nearly three times as much as for in-state students.

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Massive open online courses combine the best of college -- exceptional instruction -- with the best of technology -- online interactive learning. Is this the future of efficient, effective education?

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In the historic sweep of technology, higher education stands apart as a bastion of old-fashioned thinking. But in anticipation that the information revolution is coming for colleges, Ivy League colleges are competing to create online classes without the Ivy League price tag and without the Ivy League admission hurdles. In a recent article in the New Yorker, the President of Stanford, John Hennessy said, "There's a tsunami coming."

Daphne Koller, a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and the co-founder of Coursera, a free online classroom, believes that Hennessy is right. "The tsunami is coming whether we like it or not," she said. "You can be crushed or you can surf and it is better to surf."

Coursera is a massive online open classroom -- or MOOC -- that operates in conjunction with four top universities - Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, and Princeton. Co-founded by Koller and Andrew Ng, Coursera currently offers forty classes on topics ranging from poetry to robotics. Like a traditional class, each online class is comprised of a series of video lectures with PowerPoint slides. Students can participate in discussion boards and are graded on the assignments. Students who complete the course with passing grades receive a certificate of completion.

Earlier this month, Coursera was joined by another Ivy League MOOC, edX. EdX, a joint education venture run by MIT and Harvard, will begin offering online classes in Fall 2012. About 120,000 students signed up for the first MITx course, "Circuits and Electronics,'' in March. In a video on their website, President, Anant Agarwal, explained that like Coursera, edX classes will be open to anyone.

Students who complete the course would be offered a certificate, rather than college credit.

Coursera and edX have more in common with the Khan Academy than with the typical online classes offered by most colleges and for-profit enterprises, like the University of Phoenix. The Khan Academy began as a series of lectures given by Sal Khan, a hedge fund manager, to help his cousin with her math homework. He uploaded his explanations to algebra problems to YouTube and was surprised when his videos began to attract a huge following. With backing by the Gates Foundation and Google, the Khan Academy now features 3,200 videos on everything from math to history.

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Two of the top college institutions, MIT and Harvard, have announced their collaboration and creation of online courses. Distance education has gained popularity in the last decade, and this is one of it's crowing achievements. These courses are of no charge, and students will be able to earn certificates in mastery. For students that have decided that they want to earn a degree through online education, Aspiring Nurse, will help them get a competitive education.

Online education is continuing to rise. Over 8 million college students have taken an online course in 2011. Online education has changed the way that students learn. Almost 70% of academic leaders call online eduction 'absolutely critical' to their institution's academic strategy. This is an opinion that has grown more than 20% over the past 8 years. More than of instructors believe that the learning outcomes from online classes are the same as face-to-face courses.

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About Aspiring Nurse Aspiring Nurse is focused on making sure that prospective medical students get the education from the school that they will benefit the most from. For the majority of these students, online programs are the types of programs that they need to be able to accomplish all of their responsibilities. Online programs allow students to choose where and when they complete their coursework. The tools and services that are offered on the Aspiring Nurse website have helped thousands of students find the perfect school, get the medical career of their choice, and start their new career with a competitive nurse salary.

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By SAMANTHA SARACINO 6 News Reporter

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - For those who believe in the importance of getting a college education, does it matter how you get it?

Many students continue to attend large universities, like the University of Tennessee. They physically come to campus and sit in class to get their degrees, but some students are doing it differently. They're getting their degrees online.

"I enjoyed it because you got down to the core of the class. You got the materials. You were able to ask for help when you needed it, but mostly you were allowed to go," said Charlie McAdams, who received his degree online from The University of Phoenix.

McAdams was working at EdFinancial while he earned his degree. He says he needed that convenience factor.

"I could do it before work or after work. I could do it after the kids went to bed. The main assignments I could do over the weekends," McAdams explained.

Getting a degree online is not for everyone. That's why at UT, only graduate students can get their degrees completely online.

"For graduate students, they're more mature. They're very focused in their studies and they can do well in that online environment. Some of them are a little challenged with the technology, especially if they're a little bit older," said Sally McMillan, UT vice provost of academic affairs.

McMillan says undergraduates seem to need more direction with in-class instruction.

One of the main ways students are using online education is by taking some classes online and coming to campus for the rest.

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