Strayer University
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| Established: | 1892 |
| Type: | Private, 4-year, for-profit |
| President: | Sondra Stallard, Ph.D.[1] |
| Location: | Annandale, Virginia, USA |
| Campus: | 47 campuses in USA |
| Website: | www.strayer.edu |
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Strayer University, formerly Strayer College of Washington, D. C., is a private, for-profit educational institution. The Strayer University campuses are owned by Strayer Education, Inc., headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Strayer University specializes in higher education for working adults seeking career advancement.[1] More than 32,000 students are enrolled at its 47 campuses (in 11 states and the District of Columbia) or in online distance education programs.[1] The institution is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education,[2] the regional accreditor for both Washington, D. C. and Virginia.
Strayer University is a non-residential institution; none of its campuses have dormitories or other housing. Students commute from off-campus.
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[edit] History
S. Irving Strayer founded a small Maryland college in 1892, Strayer's Business College of Baltimore City. In 1969, the school was renamed Strayer College when it received licensure to grant the Bachelor of Science degree. Authorization to grant the Master of Science degree followed in 1987. In 1996, Strayer Education, Inc., was established to take Strayer College public and raised capital for expansion. This expansion included the creation of Strayer University Online, an online college, in Newington, Virginia. In 1998, Strayer College was granted university status by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission and became Strayer University.
Over 115 years, the schools expanded to 45 campuses in the District of Columbia and 11 states, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
According to MSNBC, Strayer and DeVry Institute produced the most students with degrees in computer science of any college in America in 2001.[3]
On May 29, 2008, Strayer University inducted Dr. Sondra F. Stallard as the University’s 13th president. Dr. Stallard joined Strayer University after serving as an academician at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, most recently as dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
[edit] Strayer Education
Strayer Education, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation (NASDAQ: STRA), a holding company for the college and other assets. The corporation was established in 1996 to take what was then Strayer College public and raise capital for expansion. This expansion included the creation of Strayer University Online, an online college.
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- ^ a b c U.Va.'s Sondra Stallard Named New President of Strayer University, University of Virginia press release, May 3, 2007
- ^ Institution Directory: Strayer University [Accredited], Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- ^ Who are the new computer whizzes?. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
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