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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Stratford University

Stratford University

Stratford University, a Virginia public benefit corporation,[1][3][4] is a U.S. higher educational institution founded in 1976. Stratford specializes in adult education, provides placement assistance for students and graduates, and offers degrees through the doctoral level. It delivers online, classroom, and blended online/classroom programs.[5]
Stratford University
Stratford University is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia and has campuses in Virginia (Alexandria,[6] Falls Church, Woodbridge,[7] Newport News,[8][9] Virginia Beach,[10][11][12] and Richmond[13][14][15]), Maryland (Baltimore [16][17]), and India (New Delhi [18][19]). The majority of the student body is non-traditional and works full-time while attending school. Stratford's international student body is diverse and represents over thirty countries.[20]

Stratford has partnered with the Global Land Coalition to provide distance education services in developing countries. The Stratford campus in India is a Joint Venture with the K. K. Modi Group, created to offer residential American degrees in India. The legal name of the Indian Joint Venture is Modi-ATI Academic Institute (MAII).[21][22]

Dr. Richard R. Shurtz II, Stratford president, won the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in Greater Washington for the Government/Education Services category.[2][23][24] Stratford University was ranked as one of the Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers for All Disciplines in 2009 by Diverse Education.[25][26]


In 2010, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and Computerworld reported that the Stratford University has a larger number of F-1 Visa students receiving post-graduate Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM extensions (727) than any other school in the US, with twice the combined total of the entire Ivy League.[27][28][29] In 2012, Computerworld again reported that Stratford had more OPT STEM extension approvals than any other school in the US.[30]


In 2015,The PeaceJam Foundation’s 'One Billion Acts of Peace' campaign awarded its first annual Hero Award to Stratford University for Best University Act. PeaceJam judges "recognized Stratford University as a true agent of change in helping to solve some of the biggest global issues around the world.” Stratford University was one of only five worldwide recipients.

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