HERNDON, Va. (AP) — HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $14.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Herndon, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 59 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 82 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 66 cents per share.

The for-profit education company posted revenue of $287.7 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $282.2 million.

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