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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary of the activity related to stock options granted under the Company's Incentive Plan

		Summary of Stock Options Outstanding
		Total Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)				Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($)(1)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011			4,964				14.47
Granted			—				—
Exercised			(273	)			12.57
Forfeited, canceled or expired			(80	)			17.62
Outstanding as of June 30, 2012			4,611			$	14.53				7.19			$	29,558
Exercisable as of June 30, 2012			2,208			$	13.74				6.80			$	15,899
Available for issuance as of June 30, 2012			2,721

(1) Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the University’s closing stock price on June 30, 2012 ($20.94) in excess of the exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding or exercisable.

Share-based Compensation Expense

		2012				2011
Instructional costs and services		$	1,829			$	1,409
Selling and promotional			171				149
General and administrative			1,716				1,572
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses			3,716				3,130
Tax effect of share-based compensation			(1,486	)			(1,252	)
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax		$	2,230			$	1,878

Summary of the activity related to restricted and unrestricted stock granted under the Incentive Plan

		Total Shares				Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011			6			$	13.88
Granted			563				17.03
Vested			(5	)			13.42
Forfeited, canceled or expired			(3	)			17.03
Outstanding as of June 30, 2012			561			$	17.03

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Summary of the activity related to restricted and unrestricted stock granted under the incentive plan.

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Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for share options (or share units) that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of share options or share units that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year.

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