Capella Stock Doubles – Investors Show Faith in Online Learning

Posted by in Uncategorized Sep 10th, 2007

During the past year investors have lost a lot of their hesitance about online schools. A new article from the Minneapolis star tribune reports that Capella Education Co's stock has risen drastically during the year:

"Buoyed by a 55 percent increase in second-quarter earnings and a rising market for online education stocks, Capella's stock has more than doubled, from $20 a share at its November IPO to about $50 a share last week.

Stocks of for-profit college education companies "have done very well this year overall," said Trace Urdan, an analyst with Signal Hill Capital Group in Baltimore. "Capella benefited from that, even though it did better than the group."

You may not be a Capella investor. But, if you're an online student, this is good news. When the people who analyze risks for a living decide that virtual learning is worth the investment you can tell online schools are headed in the right direction.

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