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Capella University and the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. Agree to an Academic Partnership
FBINAA members to receive a tuition reduction and ability to transfer previous credits
MINNEAPOLIS, December 4, 2008 -Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for working adults, announces a new academic alliance with the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. With more than 17,000 senior law enforcement professionals as members, the FBINAA is dedicated to providing the highest degree of law enforcement expertise, training, education and information.
“The FBINAA’s mission is to provide members with continuing education, training, research, and professional development opportunities,” stated Gary Foster, COO of FBI National Academy Associates. “This alliance with Capella University fulfills our mission and offers our members who are full-time working law enforcement leaders the opportunity to attend class online when it fits their schedule and earn a degree that will help to equip them for the challenges of managing a law enforcement agency. Clearly, Capella University is a real value and offers a quality education you can’t afford to pass up. Let’s face it, an education opens doors. Lack of an education can close them.”
The new alliance permits members of the FBINAA to receive a tuition reduction and grants at Capella, and transfer credits for work already accomplished at the National Academy. These special benefits can be applied to a degree in Capella’s Public Safety programs. The Public Safety programs consist of 10 specializations at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels, including Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Safety Leadership and Security Management.
“Law enforcement agencies and organizations are recognizing Capella as a leader in the Public Safety education sector,” says Dr. Christopher Cassirer, acting president of Capella University. “Capella’s reputation as a high-quality online education provider, our field-experienced faculty members, and the significant number of law enforcement members who seek out our specializations in Public Safety are all factors why our program is respected.”
Capella University’s Public Safety programs are designed to help develop or strengthen the leadership, management, and preparedness skills critical in today's challenging environment. Our Public Safety faculty have substantial working experience in organizations such as the FBI, New York Police Department, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Customs. All public safety specializations were developed in a post-9/11, post-Hurricane Katrina environment, making the curriculum highly relevant to the public safety needs of today.
Capella University’s alliances include every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, more than 100 leading corporations and professional associations, and 20 percent of the United States’ community colleges.
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, 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 111 specializations and more than 1020 courses. More than 24,000 learners were enrolled as of October 31, 2008. 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.
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