Traci Lee

Traci Lee

About me

I currently serve as the Vice President of Business Solutions for Bridgepoint Education. In my present role, I provide guidance to the company's ground based and online colleges to optimize their operations while staying within regulatory guidelines.

I have over 22 years of experience in the education industry. My experience encompasses virtually all aspects of the education business, including admissions, financial aid, academics, career services, and management of multi-campus operations. I’ve held senior level management positions at Career Education Corporation, MedVance Institute and the University of Phoenix (Apollo Group) as well as providing consulting services to a multitude of colleges and universities during my tenure with Campus Management Corporation.

My focus has been on campus start ups, regulatory compliance, process improvement, and operational oversight of multiple campus colleges, including international campuses. I recognize the challenges of working in a highly regulated environment that has grown more complex as companies have expanded operations, either organically or through acquisition, to include multiple regulatory bodies and governing oversight entities.

I hold a B.S. degree in Business from Arizona State University and an M.A. degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. I have completed the Apollo Group's Executive Development Program and the Career College Association's (now APSCU) Leadership Institute.

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How often does your institution conduct exit loan counseling? How has exit loan counseling affected your campuses default loan metrics?
What procedures does your institution have in place to ensure that students and prospective students receive the currently required disclosures? Do you feel the students read and understand the disclosures they are presented with?
Program Integrity requires that Pell eligible students have access to course materials and books in a timely manner. How does your organization handle distribution of student materials? Share a time when you had to improvise and how well it worked in your classroom.
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Manuel, A good, concise summary of the key points! Traci Lee
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Manuel, Agreed - transparency and ongoing continuous compliance in daily practices is the best "preparation". Traci Lee
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JENNIFER, It's great to hear this as I have seen too many school employees who are not familiar with the content of this critical document! Traci Lee
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Susan, I suspect he meant the same type of team composition - I am thrilled to see so many comments that reference using a team approach as I have seen too many cases where the burden of responsibility was heavily on a single individual, minimizing the likelihood of successful execution of the corrective actions. Traci Lee
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Amman , Great points - I like the comment about identifying if additional resources are needed as that could be key to ensuring appropriate changes are made. Traci Lee
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Susan, Smart approach to reach out to those who have gone through an audit or review - and great that they were openly sharing their lessons learned. Ideally, those checklists could be used ongoing and proactively, regardless of audit schedules to do some "self reviews". Traci Lee
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Susan, Transparency is a great way to ensure a school is "doing the right thing" as it creates a culture of ensuring anything done can been shared openly. Traci Lee

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