Capella University

Capella University was founded in 1993, in Minnesota. The university is solely online, and is owned by the Capella Educational Company. The Doctoral programs offered are: business, public service, education, technology, human service and psychology. The Masters programs offered are for both the masters degree and the masters of business administration. The programs in these are: business, law, industry, public service, healthcare, education, project, human resources and child psychology. For the masters of business administration, the University offers finance, healthcare, human resource, marketing, accounting and information technology.

The Bachelor’s program offers a wide array of options to potential students seeking a Bachelor’s of Science, including:

* Marketing
* Accounting
* Network
* Information Assurance
* Software
* Project management
* Finance
* Human Resources
* Health care
* Business administration
* Security management
* General Information
* Public Administration

The Bachelor’s of Science program is noted as being one of the most flexible and intensive course programs that is offered by an online school, with a strong commitment to enhancing the learning experience and readying students for prospective careers in the work force.

Capella University also offers a number of Educational programs, as well as certification programs in the following areas:

* Information Assurance
* Human Resources
* Addiction Counseling
* Health Care
* Enrollment Management
* Management Studies
* College studies
* Leadership
* Project Management
* School Psychology
* Professional/Marriage Counseling

The admission procedure is a little more involved than other online schools. The requirements are a bit stricter, and this is to ensure that all prospective students are clear on their educational requirements.
A number of academic testing scores are taken into consideration, as well as a prospective students already existing educational background. Of all the online schools, this university seems to have a much stronger admissions screening process, and this prevents students who may not be ready for the online learning experience from taking on debt and possibly dropping.

Financial aid is available to those who qualify, however, Capella University offers a fee reduction program, and once a prospective student has been through one of those, then, the remainder of the tuition and fees go through grants and scholarships, as well as federal student loan programs, or private loan programs. The university is very committed to ensuring that all students who require financial aid fully understand the process and are carefully guided towards those options that will benefit them most.

The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission on a regional basis and is also a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The university was one of the first online schools to take part in the Academic Quality Improvement Program through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Because of this, the university is expected to review its performances each year, as opposed to the usual ten year review.

The university also has an extensive career guidance program, as well as having all programs focused on career improvement and readiness. All of the courses offered by Capella University are structured so that the program is very career oriented.