Capella Education Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Capella University, provides online post-secondary education services in the United States. It offers various doctoral, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs in the health and human services, business management and technology, and education disciplines primarily to working adults. The company also provides various learner support services, which include academic services, such as new learner orientation, technical support, academic advising, research services for doctoral degree candidates, writing services, and other online tutoring; library services with access to collection of online journals, eBooks, and interlibrary loan services; and career counseling services that comprise individualized phone, e-mail and face-to-face communications, online newsletters, online seminars, and conference calls to provide career planning services to learners and alumni. As of December 31, 2007, it offered approximately 950 online courses and 19 academic programs with 104 specializations to approximately 22,300 learners. Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.