Strayer University
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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, VA. Strayer Education, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation.
Serving more than 31,000 students with its 45 campuses, Strayer University is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Unlike traditional colleges and universities, Strayer University is a proprietary, for-profit institution which serves its students both on campus and online. It is a non-residential institution; none of its campuses have dormitories or other housing and students commute from off-campus.
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Dr. S. Irving Strayer originally 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 raise 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 112 years, the school expanded to 45 campuses in the District of Columbia and 11 states, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
According to MSNBC, Strayer (along with DeVry Institute) produced the most students with degrees in computer science of any college in America in 2001.[1]
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- ^ Who are the new computer whizzes?. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
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