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Alumni

Why does it benefit a Institution to keep in contact and try to help support their successs after graduation?

Student Refund policies

Why is it that so many students are caught with Pell overpayment and only know of this when they are trying to transfer to other institution.

Updated Information

What is the most effective way to to do this

Student Services

We dont have this at our school how would be able to get one started

Tuition

Should I know all the costs of each program we offer

Definitions

Should I print out all the definitions and memorize them??

Agents and Admissions Staff

What are the titles that an admissions employee can use?

Advertisement

Do schools have to enforce advertising?

Meetings

Take notes doring the meetings

What I have learned

It is important to inform the students the policies and procedures.

Training Up

It is important to train executives and support staff to understand the implications of the regulations so that they are on board at all times. This should be included in compliance training modules as well.

stay up date

i think this is one of the most important aspcts because is always something new relised and you need to be up date it with all the info for give to a prospect student all the news

paper work

an anmission rep needs to know wich ones are the papers that a prospect needs to sing to enrrollend in a specif program

what i need to know about my school

is good to know about evryting in the school, but what are the most important aspects than an anmission rep needs to know to be succefull

ATB

The ability to benefit exam, is a vital assessment tool in evaluating were or not a student with no high school diploma or GED should be admitted into a post secondary institute. Are there any other exams likes these?

The importance of the catalog

The catalog is like a buyer/reference material for the student to be able to refer to and gain clarity and understand about the school, and the program. What will happen is the school runs out of catalogs? Do they have to stop enrolling students?

Financial Aid

I know that we cannot talk about financial aid. Is it ok to tell the student that financial aid is composed of grants and loans and follow by defining grants and loans?

PDL's

In the past I worked with schools who were in highly favor of Personally Developed Leads due to the higher conversions. My question is, with the strict guidelines in recruitment. Could we still obtains PDL's from non-student referrals? lets say through small chats at a gas station or grocery store?

Scholarship

Can career colleges that offer program such as HVAC medical Asst, and EMT program offer scholarships to students?

Follow the rules in the admissions dept

always remember to be honset and ethic when you are working in admissions. know your schools catlogs and polics and have fun! i love what i do and couldnt be happier.