Capella Education Company is Recognized as One of the Twin Cities "Best Places to Work"

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal honored the online education provider
with this recognition for the second consecutive year
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
For the second consecutive year, Capella Education Company, a provider of
exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary
Capella University, is recognized as one of the Twins Cities "Best Places to
Work" by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The award highlights
Minnesota companies with great workplace practices whose operations are changing
the business landscape. Of the nearly 180 companies who participated in this
year`s award, only 45 across the state were named "Best Places to Work" by the
Business Journal this year.

"Our faculty and staff`s continued excellence in creating a supportive and
effective working environment is a direct result of Capella receiving this award
for the second consecutive year," commented Sally Chial, Capella Education
Company`s Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "That very same commitment
to excellence is what helps build Capella`s reputation as a university which
provides quality online education for working adults."

To be eligible for the award, companies must have an office with 10 or more
employees in the 11-county Twin Cities metro area, or be a Minnesota-based
company with at least 1,000 employees anywhere in the state. Employing more than
1,300 employees, Capella was one of 10 honored with the award in the large
companies category. At least 50 percent of those employees had to complete an
online survey, conducted Quantum Market Research, which rated Capella`s: work
environment, day-to-day operations, personal growth and development
opportunities, and how the company embraces innovations/new ideas. The Business
Journal recognized companies with the award based on how their employees
responded to the online survey.

Companies who were named "Best Places to Work" will be honored at an awards
luncheon at the Minneapolis Hilton on August 27, 2009 and profiled in a special
supplement to the Business Journal's August 28 issue.

About Capella Education Company

Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is a national leader
in online education and parent company of Capella University, a regionally
accredited* online university. Capella University offers graduate degree
programs in business, information technology, education, human services,
nursing, psychology, public health, and public safety, and bachelor's degree
programs in business, information technology, 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 22 graduate and
undergraduate degree programs with 122 specializations and more than 1050
courses. More than 29,200 learners were enrolled as of June 30, 2009. 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).

* Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a
member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA),
www.ncahlc.org.

Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402,
1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552), www.capella.edu.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx)

distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx)

online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx)

Capella Education Company
Media Contact:
Irene Silber, 612-977-4132
Irene.Silber@capella.edu
or
Investor Contact:
Heide Erickson, 612-977-5172
Heide.Erickson@capella.edu

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