Capella University Participates In U.S. Army Initiative To Streamline Higher Education Tuition Benefits

Online university one of first group of higher education institutions to take part in GoArmyEd.

MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- Capella University, an accredited online university that has helped pioneer online education, is one of a select number of higher education institutions participating in a new initiative from the U.S. Army called GoArmyEd. This new tool provides a one-stop resource for active duty Army officers, enlisted soldiers, active Army National Guard, reserve, and mobilized reserve component soldiers, to manage their higher education and tuition assistance (TA) benefits. GoArmyEd is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at http://www.goarmyed.com.

“GoArmyEd is an initiative designed to streamline the approval and processing of the Army’s Tuition Assistance (TA) program. It is designed to make the process of tracking and utilizing tuition benefits much more efficient,” says Jim Landerkin, Capella’s Federal Program Manager. “Soldier-students will utilize the GoArmyEd portal for almost all transactions related to their enrollment at Capella, and we are pleased to be able to participate in this service.”

GoArmyEd is an initiative designed to streamline the approval and processing of the Army’s Tuition Assistance (TA) program. It is designed to make the process of tracking and utilizing tuition benefits much more efficient

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services and psychology, as well as a bachelor of science online degree program with 11 specializations in business and information technology. The online university currently serves more than 14,500 enrolled learners from all 50 states and 63 countries. Capella is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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