Capella Education Company (CPLA) CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Company Celebrates Initial Public Offering


ADVISORY, Nov. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Stephen G. Shank, CEO of Capella Education Company (CPLA) will preside
 over the closing bell to celebrate its initial public offering on the
 NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast
 Studio

 When:
 Friday November 10th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Heide Erickson
 Director of Investor Relations
 612-977-5172
 Heide.erickson@capella.edu

 Irene Silber
 Director of Public Relations
 612.977.4132
 Irene.silber@capella.edu

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Capella Education Company (CPLA):

Capella Education Company is an exclusively online post-secondary education services company. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Capella University, we offer a variety of doctoral, master's and bachelor's programs in the following disciplines: business, organization and management; education, psychology; human services; and information technology. Our academic offerings combine competency-based curricula with the convenience and flexibility of an online learning format. At September 30, 2006, we offered 766 online courses and 13 academic programs with 76 specializations to approximately 16,400 learners.


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