MINNEAPOLIS, Jun 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), a provider of online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced that it will release second quarter 2011 financial results before the open of the market on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. A live conference call and Webcast discussing second quarter results is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. eastern time (ET).

To participate in the live call, investors should dial 866.385.4179 (domestic) or 702.928.7882 (international) at 8:50 a.m. (ET) and provide conference ID# 77975608. The Webcast will be available on the Capella Education Company web site at http://www.capellaeducation.com.

A replay of the call will be available starting on July 26, 2011, through Aug. 2, 2011, at 800.642.1687 (domestic) or 706.645.9291 (international), conference ID# 77975608. It will also be archived at http://www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section for 60 days.

About Capella Education Company

Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company is a national leader in online education and parent company of Capella University, a regionally accredited* online university. Capella University offers online graduate degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work, and bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, public administration, 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 44 graduate and undergraduate degree programs with 136 specializations. As of March 31, 2011, nearly 40,000 learners were enrolled. 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), http://www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), http://www.capella.edu.

SOURCE: Capella Education

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