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sonia craig
sonia craig

agents

Can an agent work for two diffrent schools?
Margaret Vawter
Margaret Vawter

Are all staff members of a collaborative office "Agents"?

Our program office is a collaborative one and has staff members that serve in a variety of capacities ... Student Affairs, Operations, Finance, Registrar, Reception ... as well as Admissions. We all try to be available to prospective students to answer general questions about our program, as well as give information regarding our own areas of expertise. Are we ALL considered agents and required to be certified?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Social Media and You

You are interested in social media like Facebook and Twitter. How does your school use these media and what is your opinion?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Understanding Your Institution

You are new to the career school sector and are very interested in learning more about your school and what makes the career school sector unique in postsecondary education. Describe the resources and updates that are available to you.
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Steps to Enrollment

List the steps of the enrollment process at your school starting with the moment you formally accept the new student. This includes all paperwork to be completed and what you are to do with the paperwork when complete.
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Organizational Structure

Review the organizational structure at your school. What did you discover? Where were there any surprises?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Enrollment Agreements

Obtain a copy of your enrollment agreement. Pretend you are filling it out with a new student. What questions do you have and who can you ask for accurate answers?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Promoting Your Institution

Ask for all the methods and strategies that are used to promote your institution to prospective students. What did you discover? Is your institution operating in compliance?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Up-to-Date Information

There are many statutes and rules that provide guidelines about running a school that is in compliance. What is your plan for gathering the information and keeping it up to date?
Patty Aronoff
Patty Aronoff

Compliant Enrollments

Your goal is to ensure a culture of compliance at your institution, especially as it relates to the admissions process. What can you do to determine how well the enrollment of new students is being handled at your school?
Lindsay Dillenback
Lindsay Dillenback

Rolling Admissions vs. Application Deadlines

I have worked in Universities with both a set application deadline and with rolling admissions, so no set deadline. There are obviously advantages and disadvantages to both. I was wondering if others had any input on best practices for both options? I have found that Rolling Admissions can be a little more chaotic throughout the year, while having a set application deadline means that things are busy during a window of time, but makes the rest of the year easier due to the ebb and flow.
Michael Bates
Michael Bates

Life Experience used as Credit

I have worked at an institution where the responsibility of administering credit for life experience was that of the admissions counselor because it was looked at as transfer credit. Now that was more than 10 years ago when the concept was fairly new, has their be a standard measure in which to apply life experience?
Michael Bates
Michael Bates

Financial Aid Staff

Does the State of Florida require that Financial Aid Staff is on site or can they be located at a different campus?
Michael Bates
Michael Bates

At What point does an Alumni become an agent?

If an institution were to create an alumni recruitment group where they may be asked to assist in recruitment activities (i.e. host an information session, conduct candidate interviews)would they be classified as an agent?
Paul Dodds
Paul Dodds

Corporate Sponsorship

If an institution requires corporate financial sponsorship before a student attends classes, what is the best way to track this information in a way that is auditable?
Carolina Pina
Carolina Pina

Managing Admissions Applications

What software is used at your institution to input, track, and generate admissions reports?
Parris Allaire
Parris Allaire

Mentioning other schools in the Admissions process...

Is it wise to mention another school at any time in the admissions process if it is in the negative sense?
Parris Allaire
Parris Allaire

Programs a school may not have...

What is the best way to handle a potential student inquiry regarding a program that they saw on a commercial that is not offered? For example some commercials may run in a region and a school may not offer a certain course that is being marketed.
Parris Allaire
Parris Allaire

Regulation change while a student is currently enrolled...

If a student has been enrolled and sitting in class, and the enrollment agreement changes to reflect a new regulation, is the student required to sign a new agreement?
Parris Allaire
Parris Allaire

Changing Compliance Issues...

With the new regulations and compliance issues affecting schools on a regular basis lately, how would this affect students who are currently enrolled who do not meet the new standards or compliance issues. are they "Grandfathered" in?
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