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Even with Aggressive Valuation, For-Profit Education Stocks Seem Overvalued

The value of STRA stock will drop like a rock when investors discover the institution is not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which evaluates all colleges that have headquarters in Virginia. According to the Virginia Corporation Commission, the headquarters of Strayer University, Inc., is in Arlington, VA. The headquarters of the school's online division is in Newington, VA. Strayer gets around this by claiming that its headquarters is in WashDC, thus not subject to SACS oversight.

Even with Aggressive Valuation, For-Profit Education Stocks Seem Overvalued

The value of STRA stock will drop like a rock when investors discover the institution is not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which evaluates all colleges that have headquarters in Virginia. According to the Virginia Corporation Commission, the headquarters of Strayer University, Inc., is in Arlington, VA. The headquarters of the school's online division is in Newington, VA. Strayer gets around this by claiming that its headquarters is in WashDC, thus not subject to SACS oversight.

The Short Case on Strayer Education

The value of STRA stock will drop like a rock when investors discover the institution is not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which evaluates all colleges that have headquarters in Virginia. According to the Virginia Corporation Commission, the headquarters of Strayer University, Inc., is in Arlington, VA. The headquarters of the school's online division is in Newington, VA. Strayer gets around this by claiming that its headquarters is in WashDC, thus not subject to SACS oversight.