Strayer University 408031 226085399 2008-07-16T19:33:36Z 74.218.161.17 {{Infobox_University |name = Strayer University |image = [[Image:logo-strayer.gif]] |tagline = We fit your life |established = [[1892]] |type = Private, 4-year, for-profit |president = Sondra Stallard, Ph.D.<ref name=Stallard>[http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=1987 U.Va.'s Sondra Stallard Named New President of Strayer University], [[University of Virginia]] press release, [[May 3]], [[2007]]</ref> |city = [[Annandale, Virginia|Annandale]] |state = [[Virginia]] |country = [[USA]] |campus = 47 campuses in USA |website = [http://www.strayer.edu/ www.strayer.edu] }} {{Refimprove|date=February 2008}} '''Strayer University''', formerly '''Strayer College''' of [[Washington, D. C.]], is a private, [[for-profit college|for-profit]] [[School|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.<ref name=Stallard/> More than 32,000 students are enrolled at its 47 [[campus]]es (in 11 states and the [[District of Columbia]]) or in [[online]] [[distance education]] programs.<ref name=Stallard/> The institution is [[educational accreditation|accredited]] by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools#Commission on Higher Education|Middle States Commission on Higher Education]],<ref>[http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=453 Institution Directory: Strayer University [Accredited]], Middle States Commission on Higher Education</ref> the [[regional accreditation|regional accreditor]] for both Washington, D. C. and Virginia. Strayer University is a non-residential institution; none of its campuses have [[Dormitory|dormitories]] or other housing. Students commute from off-campus. ==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.<ref name="Who are the new computer whizzes?">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8420734/|title=Who are the new computer whizzes?|accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref> 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. ==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]]. ==External links== *[http://www.strayer.edu Strayer University home page] *[http://www.strayereducation.com/ Company Website] *[http://www.aacsb.edu Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Colleges and universities in the District of Columbia}} [[Category:For-profit universities and colleges]] [[Category:Distance education institutions]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Virginia]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Maryland]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Alabama]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Delaware]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Florida]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Kentucky]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in New Jersey]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in North Carolina]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in South Carolina]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Tennessee]] [[Category:Education in Charlotte, North Carolina]] {{US-south-university-stub}} [[no:Strayer University]]