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Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Nature of Operations | Nature of Operations Strategic Education, Inc. (“Strategic Education” or the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. Strategic Education’s portfolio of companies is dedicated to closing the skills gap by placing adults on the most direct path between learning and employment. As discussed in Note 2 and Note 3, the Company completed its acquisition of Torrens University and associated assets in Australia and New Zealand ("ANZ") on November 3, 2020. As discussed in Note 15, beginning in the first quarter of 2021 the Company changed the way management accounts for and reports financial information relied on by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to evaluate performance and allocate the resources of the Company. The Company's revised organizational structure includes the following three operating and reportable segments: (1) U.S. Higher Education, which is primarily comprised of the Company's previous Strayer University and Capella University segments and is focused on providing flexible and affordable certificate and degree programs to working adults; (2) Alternative Learning, a new segment that is primarily focused on developing and maintaining relationships with large employers to build employee education benefits programs; and (3) Australia/New Zealand, which provides certificate and degree programs in Australia and New Zealand. The Australia/New Zealand segment was not changed as a result of the Company's reorganization. Financial reporting under the new structure began in the first quarter of 2021. Prior period segment disclosures have been restated to conform to the current period presentation.

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