MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Roadhouse, a chain of family restaurants, has formed an educational alliance with Capella University (http://www.capella.edu), a regionally accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high quality online degree programs for working adults. Under this alliance, Texas Roadhouse employees and their immediate family members are eligible for reduced tuition at Capella. As of June 30, 2013, approximately 36,000 students were enrolled at Capella University. The learning and career outcomes of Capella’s students and alumni can be found at www.capellaresults.org.
"Our company embraces development and learning," said Donna Sanders, senior manager of people development for Texas Roadhouse. “This alliance with Capella is important because we want to maintain a culture that empowers our employees to achieve individual success.”
Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining concept that first opened in 1993 and today operates over 400 restaurants in 48 states and two other countries. The company has nearly 40,000 employees nationwide.
About Capella University
Capella University (www.capella.edu)
is a regionally accredited online university* that has built its
reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working
adults. As of June 30, 2013, about 70 percent of Capella students were
enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business,
counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human
resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit
management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration,
public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers
bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing,
psychology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently
offers 144 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 22 certificate
programs. Approximately 36,000 students were enrolled as of June 30,
2013, from all 50 states and 61 other countries. Capella is committed to
providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced
business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis.
For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu
or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
Visit the Capella Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CapellaUniversity.
Follow Capella on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CapellaU.
*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and
is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
(NCA), www.ncahlc.org.
Capella
University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor,
Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.
About Texas Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining
concept that first opened in 1993 and today operates over 400
restaurants in 48 states and two other countries. For more information,
visit www.texasroadhouse.com.
