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Dive Brief:
- Strategic Education Inc., the parent company of the for-profit Strayer and Capella universities, is planning on providing educational services to other higher education institutions, its executives announced on a call with analysts Wednesday.
- The company expects more colleges will seek to offer their online courses at scale in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It plans to provide only technology and instructional support — not marketing, admissions or enrollment help.
- With this move, Strategic Education will join other for-profit college operators that are providing educational services to colleges.
Dive Insight:
The decision stems from Strategic Education’s recently announced plans to help historically black colleges and universities provide online instruction.
The company has partnered with UNCF, which advocates on behalf of dozens of HBCUs, to let students attending schools that request support to take traditional credit hour classes at either Capella or Strayer, as well as on its online learning platform, Sophia, a spokesperson told Education Dive. It’s also offering professional development training for faculty to transition to online learning.
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