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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment and Geographic Information

Schedule of revenue, segment profitability and segment profitability margin by segment

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017			2016			2015
		(dollars in thousands)
Revenue*
Graduate program segment		$	270,432		$	205,864		$	150,194
Short course segment			16,320			—			—
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Total revenue		$	286,752		$	205,864		$	150,194
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Segment profitability**
Graduate program segment		$	13,022		$	4,541		$	(6,629	)
Short course segment			(1,606	)		—			—
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Total segment profitability		$	11,416		$	4,541		$	(6,629	)
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Segment profitability margin***
Graduate program segment			5	%		2	%		(4	)%
Short course segment			(1	)%		—			—
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Total segment profitability margin			4	%		2	%		(4	)%
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*	The Company did not have any material intersegment revenues for any periods presented.
**	The Company evaluates segment profitability as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign currency gains or losses, acquisition-related gains or losses and stock-based compensation expense. Some or all of these items may not be applicable in any given reporting period.
***	The Company defines segment profitability margin as segment profitability as a percentage of segment revenue

Schedule of reconciliation of net loss to total segment profitability

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017			2016			2015
		(in thousands)
Net loss		$	(29,423	)	$	(20,684	)	$	(26,733	)
Adjustments:
Interest income			(371	)		(383	)		(167	)
Interest expense			87			35			552
Foreign currency loss			866			—			—
Depreciation and amortization expense			19,624			9,750			7,220
Income tax benefit			(1,297	)		—			—
Stock-based compensation expense			21,930			15,823			12,499
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Total adjustments			40,839			25,225			20,104
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Total segment profitability		$	11,416		$	4,541		$	(6,629	)
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Schedule of total assets by segment

		December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
		(in thousands)
Total assets
Graduate program segment		$	359,597		$	244,320
Short course segment			122,465			—
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Total assets		$	482,062		$	244,320
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