Capella
University is a for-profit, online university
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school is owned by the
publicly traded Strategic Education, Inc. and delivers most of its
education online. In 2019, Capella is adding learning sites in Atlanta, Georgia
and Orlando, Florida.
Capella has 52-degree programs
with over 1900 online courses. Approximately 38,000 students are enrolled from
all 50 states and 61 other countries, with 23 percent enrolled in doctoral
programs, 47 percent enrolled in master's programs, and 27 percent enrolled in
bachelor's programs.
HISTORY
Capella University was originally
established as The Graduate School of America by Dr. Harold Abel and Stephen
Shank in 1993. Shank was the former CEO of Tonka. Abel, formerly
the president of Castleton State College, Central Michigan
University, and Walden University, became the first president of the
institution.
ACADEMICS
According to College
Navigator, Capella's faculty consists of 207 full-time instructors and 1,321
part-time instructors.
Undergraduate applicants who do
not have any credits eligible for transfer must successfully complete a
university-approved examination to be considered for admission.
Capella's enrollment is composed
mainly of graduate students including 47 percent MS/MBA students and 23
percent Ph.D./PsyD doctoral students. The undergraduate population of
Capella makes up 27 percent of the student body. Less than one percent are
working on certificate programs. The average age of a Capella student is 40.
Ninety-five percent of students are enrolled part-time, 74 percent are female,
and 54 percent are ethnic minorities.
Capella allows a limited number of credits to be
earned through a prior learning assessment program, which can provide
college credit for past experiences.
Degrees
Bachelors
·BS
Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Business
·BS
Accounting CPA
Bachelor of Science in Business
·BS
Applied Behavior Analysis
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
·BS
Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Business
·BS
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
·BS
Finance
Bachelor of Science in Business
·BS
General Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology
·BS
General Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
·BS
Health Care Administration Leadership
Bachelor of Science in Health Care
Administration
·BS
Health Care Management
Bachelor of Science in Business
·BS
Health Information Management
Bachelor of Science in Health Care
Administration
·BS
Health Information Management
Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology
·BS
Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Science in Business
Masters
·MS
Addiction Studies
Master of Science in Addiction Studies
·MS
Adult Education
Master of Science in Higher Education
·MS
Analytics
Master of Science in Analytics
·MS
Applied Behavior Analysis
Master of Science in Psychology
·MS
Applied Research
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
·MSN
Care Coordination
Master of Science in Nursing
·MS
Child and Adolescent Development
Master of Science in Psychology
·MS
Clinical Counseling
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
·MS
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master of Science in Clinical Mental
Health Counseling
·MS
Competency-Based Instruction
Master of Science in Education Innovation
and Technology
