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What is the Carnegie Classification?

How can you ensure that the accrediting agency is reputable?

Advertising and Marketing

I think that nowadays social media is the most successful way to catch students, especially Facebook and Twitter. The disadvantage I see in this kind of advertising that sometimes is very informal and students don't trust in the information they read. It's important to keep a balance between the ways of advertise.

Admissions Staff Training

I think is very important to admissions staff to take this course because sometimes applicants come to the institition without information about it. And the way he/she receive information is decisive at the time to take a decision. Other important point is the way that students are treated. Good manners are as important as institution information.

Instate institution variances

How policies and procedures varies from state institutions

Marketing Strategies

How to better position your institution in your community?

Student Exchange

Best practices for institutions students exchange program

Transfer Students

Is there any standardized policy and procedures for transfer students?

International Students Process

What are the best practices to handle international students recruitment and requirements queries?

Spanish speaking prospects

I work as an Admissions Representative and I'm the primary person at the handling majority of the prospects that come in. A little more than half of our students and prospects only speak Spanish and I do not. I feel as if there may be a slight disadvantage towards the Spanish speaking students because its hard to communicate all the information needed through a translator. What is some advice that you would give to better handle this issue?

Social Media

The social media is the best way to communicate with the students and also employees.

Student Service

Which other student service can offer the institution?

Enrollment Agreements

The enrollment agreements should be in the catalog.

Counselor

Why the counselor cannot be in the admission staff?

Prohibited?

Are there any institutions or government agencies that are prohibited to network with? Partnerships?

Transfer Credits immediate attention

It is extremely important to any prospect student to know before enrolling in any Institution the amount of credits that the Institution will be approving for transferal. Otherwise, the student will not be satisfy and retention will be extremely difficult. How do you manage to give a quickly response when you are handling many applications at the same time and from different countries??

Admission Process

Extremely important is to follow the guidelines provided by the state and know the requirements for admission to ensure that we do not mislead students in enrollment.

Retention

I have coursed the CM221 and the experience was outstanding. I believe that we have to improve student retention by Identifying struggling students within the first few days and creating an individualized intervention plan to meet that students individual learning needs.

Accreditation

Are there incentives that might promote or accelerate accreditation?

Transferable Credits

Who determine the transferable credits the admission officer or a registrar?

Marketing Plan

Today, the radio and tv advertisement isn't catching the students. I think the most effective are the social media.