Wade Shol

Discussion Comment

Unfortunately, if you want to attract the military personnel to your programs of study, most expect consideration of life experience. Having served for twelve years myself, I do see a limited amount of worthy credit for that experience. Hwever, with that being stated, measuring such experience requires that it be done by someone with enormous knowledge of the military environment around the world. This would be someone at the mid to senior officer ranks, with thirty-years of experience or more. The civilian world is tougher to measure due to the eclectic nature of the private sector.

Wade Shol

Discussion Comment

Advertising and Marketing

We are working on identifying our market now by starting with military base advertising, both on the Internet and with base newspapers. I believe, however, that lack of regional accreditation hinders our efforts. The regional accrediting bodies seem to have a corner on the market, to the detriment of worthy institutions attempting to grow.

Wade Shol

Discussion Comment

Life Experience

This is probably one of the most challenging areas for the awarding of transfer credit. It can be extremely political, as well as troublesome for an institution if not performed properly. Is there a specific training program that addresses this issue?

Wade Shol

Discussion Comment

Advertising and Marketing

This is one area that seems to be getting scrutinized by school administration as a result of current economic conditions. It is becoming a tougher call either way. You can spend a lot of money carpet bombing an advertising campaign in pursuit of a dwindling student pool, or conduct technical studies to determine if a narrowly-focused marketing plan is better in these difficult times. Unless your institution is loaded with Title IV programs, I recommend pursuing the latter plan, if not for the sake of saving money in your marketing budget. The more difficult economic climate is going to force… >>>

Wade Shol

Discussion Comment

Wording

Recommend that some of these questions be worded differently. The current selection of some words can be misinterpreted. The first three questions of the quiz are prime examples. Yes, I agreed with the first correct answer, for example; however, there are admissions rules, over and above the minimum standard set by the Commission, which can apply to an institution. As written, a person can easily read too much into these questions.