Mike Offerman served as President of Capella University from June, 2001 through October 2007 when he became the Vice Chairman of Capella Education Company. During his presidency, Capella University grew from about 2,000 students to 22,000.
In his role as Vice Chairman, Mike works on external university initiatives. An example of this work is his leadership of a national consumer information and accountability effort for colleges and universities serving adult students at a distance known as Transparency by Design.
He was formerly the Dean of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Extension and founding Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations Center. Dr. Offerman also held leadership positions at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the University of Arizona and the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and his doctorate from Northern Illinois University.
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