Founded: 1993
Business: College degree programs taught online
How it works: Students take courses in their spare time by logging on at a website, studying materials and working on projects. They talk to teachers and other students through an e-mail-like system.
Faculty: 1,005, of whom 14 percent are full-time employees.
Students: About 19,900; 84 percent seeking master's or Ph.D.
Tuition: Varies from $20,000 to $60,000 to complete a degree.
Corporate website: www.capellaeducation.com
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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