Equity Awards (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

The following table sets forth the amount of stock-based compensation expense recorded in each of the expense line items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands):

	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
	2018		2019		2018		2019
Instructional and support costs	$	499	$	1,017	$	1,118	$	1,875
General and administration	2,751		2,138		4,819		3,811
Merger and integration costs	—		411		—		890
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expense	3,250		3,566		5,937		6,576
Tax benefit	894		923		1,646		1,682
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2,356	$	2,643	$	4,291	$	4,894