Profile: Strayer Education Inc (STRA.O)

Strayer Education, Inc. is a post-secondary education services corporation. The Company offers a variety of academic programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strayer University, Inc., both in classroom courses and online via the Internet. The Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education and public administration at 65 campuses in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. As part of its program offering, the University also offers classes online via the Internet. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had more than 44,000 students enrolled in its programs.

Strayer University offers business, information technology and professional-oriented curricula to students for careers in business, industry and government. Strayer University offers graduate programs in Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Degree, Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree, Master of Health Services Administration (M.H.S.A.) Degree, Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Degree, Master of Science (M.S.) Degree and Executive Graduate Certificate Programs Business Administration. Strayer University offers undergraduate programs in Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Degree, Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree, Diploma Programs and Undergraduate Certificate Programs. B.S. degree is offered in areas of accounting, information systems, economics and international business. A.A degree is offered in areas of accounting, acquisition and contract management, business administration, information systems and economics. Diploma Programs are offered in areas of accounting, acquisition and contract management and information systems. Undergraduate Certificate Programs are offered in areas of accounting, business administration and information systems.

Each undergraduate degree program includes courses in oral and written communication skills, as well as mathematics and various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to its degree, diploma and certificate programs, the Company offers classes to non-degree and non-program students. Strayer University students may enroll in courses at more than one campus and take courses online. The University offers courses and degree programs online using both synchronous (real time) and asynchronous (on demand) approaches to online learning. Students may take all of their courses online or may take online courses as a supplement to site-based courses. A student taking classes online has the same admission and financial aid requirements, policies and procedures and receives the same student services as other Strayer University students. Tuition for online courses is the same as for campus courses. As of December 31, 2008, Strayer University had over 32,000 students participating in its online programs, approximately 27,300 of whom took classes online.