CPLA Capella Education Company (MM)

Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), a provider of online post-secondary education, primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced its participation in the following investor conferences:

                    Date     Conference     Time     Presenter(s) Aug. 5, 2015     CFA Society of Minnesota 2015 InvestMNt Conference, Minneapolis, MN     11:55 AM ET     Heide Erickson, director of investor relations Sept. 10, 2015     BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference, New York, NY     10:45 AM ET     Kevin Gilligan, chairman and CEO, and Steve Polacek, senior vice president and CFO            

Webcasts of the presentations, including replays, will be available on the Capella Education Company web site at www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section. Please note: Presentation details are subject to change, and any update will be reflected on the Capella Education Company web site at www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section.

About Capella Education Company

Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company (http://www.capellaeducation.com) is a leader in online education, primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary Capella University (http://www.capella.edu), a regionally accredited* online university with more than 37,000 learners as of June 30, 2015. In addition, Capella Education Company offers online education through Resource Development International Ltd. (RDI) (http://www.rdi.co.uk), an independent provider of United Kingdom (UK) university distance learning qualifications. Capella Education Company also owns Sophia (http://www.sophia.org), an innovative learning platform leveraging technology to support self-paced learning.

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.

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Capella Education CompanyInvestor Contact:Heide Erickson, 612.977.5172Heide.Erickson@capella.eduorMedia Contact:Mike Buttry, 612.977.5499Mike.Buttry@capella.edu