Capella Education Company, through its subsidiary, Capella University, provides online post-secondary education services in the United States. It offers a range of doctoral, master's, and bachelor's programs in various markets, such as behavioral health and human services, business management and technology, and education and public service leadership primarily for working adults. The company also provides various learner support services comprising academic services, such as new learner orientation, technical support, academic advising, research services for doctoral degree candidates, writing services, and online tutoring; and administrative services consisting of registration for classes, application for financial aid, paying tuition, and accessing their billing statements and transcripts online. In addition, its learner support services include library services with access to collection of online journals, eBooks, and interlibrary loan services; and career counseling services that comprise individualized phone, e-mail and face-to-face communications, online newsletters, online seminars, and conference calls to provide career planning services to learners and alumni. As of December 31, 2009, it offered approximately 1,050 online courses and 36 academic programs with 124 specializations to approximately 34,000 learners. Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.