Criminal Justice Honor Society Grants Chapter to Capella University

Business Wire, Feb 12, 2008

National Alpha Phi Sigma society recognizes academic excellence of criminal justice students

MINNEAPOLIS -- Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited(a), fully online university based in Minneapolis, announced that Alpha Phi Sigma, a national honor society for criminal justice majors, has granted Capella its own honor society chapter. The society recognizes academic excellence of criminal justice and law students. An institution must be fully accredited by a national or regional higher education agency while offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the field of Criminal Justice or Law, and petition Alpha Phi Sigma before it can start a chapter.

"We take great pride in the rigor of our programs and consistently look for ways in which to recognize academic excellence," said Charles Tiffin, PhD, program chair of Capella's Public Safety program. "This national honor society provides a wonderful way for us to recognize our learners internally and also have them recognized externally by the academy and within their own communities by their membership in this honor society."

Capella offers Criminal Justice specializations in its bachelor's, master's, and PhD online degree programs in Public Safety, as well as seven other Public Safety specializations. The National Security Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have designated Capella University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. Capella is also one of few schools to have an educational alliance with the FBI.

About Capella University

Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited(a), fully online university that 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. Within those areas, Capella offers 104 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate program. The online university currently serves more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).

(a)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, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.