Strayer University

About

MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Strayer University is dedicated to the mission of providing access to high-quality, post-secondary education to adult learners belonging to diverse backgrounds and fostering their professional and intellectual development.
 

CORE VALUES OF THE UNIVERSITY

Following are the core values which are regarded by the university.

ACADEMIC QUALITY
The university gives importance to the provision of rigorous academic programs to adult learners.

STUDENT SUCCESS
The university pays regard to the student success by providing supporting learning environment and opportunities in order to foster the achievement of academic and professional goals of adult learners.

EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
The university provides diverse population of adult learners with the access to post-secondary education.
 

CORE COMPETENCIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

Core competencies can be described as the learning outcomes which all students of Strayer University are supposed to demonstrate. The core competencies of Strayer University are in allegiance with the mission, course objectives and central values of the university.

The university strives to support the intellectual, social, cultural and economic development of students by paying regard to core competencies.

Following are the core competencies which are addressed by Strayer University.

• Professional Competence
• Communication Skills
• Critical Thinking.
• Analytical Reasoning.
• Information Literacy
• Ethical Behavior

HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Strayer University was founded in April 1892 by Dr. S. Irving Strayer. Initially, the institution was given the name of Strayer’s Business College of Baltimore City. In 1904, the institution expanded its services in Washington D.C.

In 1970, the institution savored the honor of getting licensed to award Bachelor of Science Degree and its name was changed to Strayer College. In 1973, the college was accredited by Accrediting Commission of the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools as a Senior College of Business.

In 1987, the institution commenced to confer Master’s Degrees and was authorized to do so by   District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

In the time period of 1981 to 2001, the college opened 16 campuses throughout Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia. In 1996, the college started to offer online programs. In 1998, the Strayer College got approval to change its name to Strayer University.
 

ACCREDITATIONS

Accreditation can be delineated as a process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education provided by an institution. The accreditation allows the higher education community to shoulder the responsibility of scrutinizing the quality of programs and services of the member institutions. Regional accreditation is regarded as the most important form of accreditation amongst the three types of accreditations (regional, national and programmatic). The regional accrediting organizations set high performance standards for the member institution. Not all higher. All higher education institutions are unlikely to meet such high standards of performance.

The Strayer University savors the honor of being mainly accredited by the following.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

However, the university also holds various state approvals and licensures.
 

STUDENT BODY DIVERSITY

The Strayer University attracts the students belonging to 50 states and worldwide. Following table is likely to provide the information about age and gender demography of the students at Strayer University.

GRADING

Following is the grading criterion which is adopted by Strayer University in order to mark or judge the academic outcome of the students.

STUDENT SERVICES

Following are some of the services which are provided to the students at Strayer University.

ACADEMIC ADVISING
The academic advising is provided in order to enable adult-learners to realize their career and academic potentials. The university also pays regard to academic advising service as an important process to assist the students in taking quality academic decisions. Academic advisors work in connection with the students to assist them in accomplishment of educational objectives.

CAREER SERVICES
Online and on-campus career services are provided by the university in order to assist the students in attainment of their career goals. The university provides an opportunity to the students to develop connections with alumni and employers via CareerBuilder Elite which is an online career-management system for the students and alumni seeking full-time and part-time jobs.

TUTORIAL SERVCES
Tutoring services are available only for undergraduate students. Accounting, mathematics, English, writing skills development and computer information systems are addressed through tutorial services. All online and on-campus students have access to the tutorial services and these services are provided at no extra cost to the students.
 

ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES

Following are the on-time graduation rates of the students graduated between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.