David ,
FDLE - Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the state agency responsible for criminal histories and law enforcement.
Patty Aronoff
Alexis,
The catalog is a very important document for the student. Along with the enrollment agreement, it constitutes the contract between the student and the school.
Patty Aronoff
Chris,
Financial aid is an opportunity for students who are qualified to use federal monies in grants and loans to finance school.
Patty Aronoff
Michael,
Does your school accept GED or non-accredited high school diplomas? How is the verification handled?
Patty Aronoff
Nichole,
What happens at the end of the provisional period if the student chooses not to continue?
Patty Aronoff
Anna,
They are signing an agreement to change their lives. This is a very different form of consumerism.
Patty Aronoff
Rachet,
Transfer of credits is dependent upon the receiving institution. The individual school policy must be outlined in the catalog.
Patty Aronoff
Shannon,
The catalog along with the enrollment agreement constitute the contract between the student and the school.
Patty Aronoff
Admissions Requirements - H.S diploma, or a GED, FDLE, drug screening and fingerprinting. Accreditation - Licensed by CIE. and Scholarships - both internal and external availability.
Patty, I think it is a great idea to have a personal resource notebook for quick reference. So far, I have included in my notebook the Florida Administrative Code Commission Rules, the commonly used words and terms, the history of our institution, information about our programs, tuition and tools and fees, career services rules and regulations, enrollment agreement, marketing plans, institutional policies and procedures manuals, employee handbook, student handbook, organization chart, graduates jobs, and Title IV funding rules.
Patty, I must say I have never asked about our marketing plan because it seemed to be a national plan more than a local plan. Now that I am researching this information, I can better understand the targeted market and cross reference applicants to increase our exposure in specific local area via our high school representative.
I am just now putting my resource notebook together, what a great idea, I have been in this industry for 9 years and have always had what I refered to as an Operations Book, however it never had regulatory or compliance information, My Operations Book had tuition break downs, start dates, example enrollment agreements, etc.. Would you recommend that I keep a separate resource book, or would it be acceptable to combine the two?
Admission requirements
Programs
Nursing & additional requirements for admission
Commitment to learning
1) Catalog - A booklet that is updated every academic year and given to prospective and active students, which include pertinent information such as the mission and history of the school, conduct policies and expectation, admissions requirements, curricula, academic calendar, and more.
2) Application - The document that a prospective student fills out and signs, declaring their pursuit of education at our school.
3) Student Finance - The department that sits with the student after he/she applies to explain the financial aid process, answer questions, and walk the student through the financial aid application.
After completing this course I added a lot of information to my notebook. I will be adding notes I have on the different departments.
Some of the terms and definitions commonly used during the admission process at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute:
MMI - Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
EA - Enrollment Agreement
FA - Financial Aid
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
The notebook has been a great tool for my presentations and for the daily routine. In it I have place course descriptions, brake downs of programs, the contact numbers and names for different resources in the school, and the brake down of the leadership. In addition I have included the Commission For Independent Education Rules
- Rule 6E-1.0032, F.A.C. Fair Consumer Practices
- Section 1005.38, F.S. Actions Against a
Licensee and Other Penalties
- Section 1005.34, F.S. Fair Consumer Practices; Condition of Operation
which have made a very clear impact on the way everything is broken down to the student.
"Standard Diploma": High School diploma that shows a true graduation from an accredited high shool.
"WITY": What's Important to you?
"Benefit Interest": The relationship between a prospective student's WITY to the benefits of the campus and program.
Enrollment Agreement - A legally binding contract that describes the terms, disclosures, and policies of the institution.
Provisional Period - Our institution uses an introduction period to allow the student to see if the college is the right fit for the student
Accreditation - we cover our accrediting body and other agencies that regulate each program offered
I too have added:
Commission For Independent Education Rules
- Rule 6E-1.0032, F.A.C. Fair Consumer Practices
- Section 1005.38, F.S. Actions Against a
Licensee and Other Penalties
- Section 1005.34, F.S. Fair Consumer Practices; Condition of Operation
Im getting so well informed, this has been such a great help!!!!
Thank you all so very much :)
I have always built "resource notebooks" in all of the positions that I have held. I think it is a throw-back to my time in the Marine Corps, which was before the advent of the internet. For my most recent position, I have included the school's catalog, fliers about specific programs, and forms that are relevant to the enrollment process.
I often find myself using the resource book while discussing the programs with prospective students. The students at my current school are visual and creative in nature. Having a multi-modal presentation helps them grasp the nuance of the particulars. We also have a very diverse demographic in our area and a visual description of programs helps bridge any gaps in understanding that may result from linguistic barriers.
The largest gap in my knowledge is in the fact that my school does clock-hour programs. The interface of clock-hour programs and the financial aid process is different than the term/semester hour programs that I am used to.
