Strategic Education Inc.'s (Strategic Education) history stretches back to 1892 when Dr. S. Irving Strayer saw an opportunity among the rapid expansion of the business world. He opened Strayer’s Business College in Baltimore, Md., to equip adults with the business and accounting skills necessary to succeed in a post-Industrial Revolution market. Dr. Strayer’s legacy―of educating and preparing adult students for work―lives on today at Strategic Education.