CPLA

Capella Education Co

A company that runs Capella University, a private, for-profit online university offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees to working adults. It began in 1993 as The Graduate School of America, founded by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka, and Dr. Harold Abel. The school later took its name from the star Capella, one of the brightest in the night sky, chosen to signal students' bright futures.