percent are female, and 54 percent are ethnic minorities. Capella allows a limited number of credits to be earned through a prior learning assessment program, which can provide college credit for past experiences. Accreditation Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Baccalaureate and graduate level teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The graduate level counseling program is accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Baccalaureate and graduate level nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Baccalaureate and graduate level business programs have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs since 2014. Baccalaureate level information technology programs have been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET). Notable alumni Rafael C. Castillo, PhD, First Editor of ViAztlan: A Journal of Chicano Arts and Letters Tammy Duckworth, PhD, United States Senator from Illinois Christopher Erhardt, PhD, American video game designer and retired professor Josh Haeder, BS, 33rd State Treasurer of South Dakota Irene Muloni, MBA, Minister for Energy and Minerals in the Ugandan Cabinet Arthur Seale, PhD, convicted kidnapper and murderer Linda L. Singh, PhD, adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard Brandt Smith, PhD, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Jonesboro, Arkansas Jennifer Welter, PhD, American football player and first woman to coach in a men's professional football league Xavier Woods, PhD, professional WWE wrestler References External links Official website Distance education institutions based in the United States For-profit universities and colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in Minneapolis Education companies established in 1993 Educational institutions established in 1993 1993 establishments in Minnesota