with the graduation and placement disclosures being shown to prospective students helps them decide if they would like to attend the school.
I have noticed no change in student behavior, but I worry about placement rates limiting the education choices of students. However, training for a job is a driving factor of career colleges and if there are no jobs available in that field, the need to train for the job is not very relevant.
I agree and feel it is a very helpful for a prospective student to receive pertinent information about the program they are choosing.
We haven't seen a change either when showing the disclosure. Most of the students know what program they want before they come in to meet with us. Those that don't usually make up their mind when we are discussing the programs.
I think this is a great ting and should be neccessary to provide to our prospective students. It allows them to see how our program is, and what all we do to help our students , and that accrediting agencies can provide more help than none!
We have noticed that students are becoming more educated consumers and expect a certain baseline of G&E rates before enrolling in our programs; especially the skilled trades programs. We have modified our programs to ensure that G&E rates meet accrediting standards and remain viable.
I agree, it assures the student that they are making the right choice as far as choosing the right program
It's important to provide accurate placement rates by program
Regulations on dislosure aren't changing our student's patterns of behavior regarding enrollment; most are adult learners who have educated themselves to a certain degree before contacting us about enrolling.
What I see more of an issue is regional unemployment driving our enrollment up and down.
With my previous experience on working at at an institution. Student will flock to your school if they see quality product. It's not about the graduation rate, or the placement rates at times, but it is about the quality of the education that student will receive.
I haven't noticed any changes in program selection as the conversation with the recruiter is explorative and seeks to get the Student to settle on the progrma that fits their desires and motivations. those are not significantly impacted by graduation rates and job placement opportunities. In fact, the reverse is true. the grad rates and placement percentages increase when the conversation does its' job and those motivators are properly identified.
Our College has a new program that tends to have a higher placement rate so more students are enrolling in that program.
They definitely do. Very rarely do I have a student come in that hasn't done their "homework" in researching schools.
We have a program that is substantialy more attractive than some of the others and I feel that based on students feedback that it is because they feel the income and job opportunites are more plentiful. We have recently added a program to attract other students who are currently working.
In fact, I really like that this is a regulation for all schools to disclose all programs outcomes.
Now days with so many schools to chose from it is always a great assest for schools to show a prospect student how well the school is doing. (Porviding the schools has good outcomes) In fact, I have noticed that some students will change their mind once they look at all of the percentages I even had some that change their mind completely from one degree to the other.
We haven't necessarily seen a change in the amount of student that flock to us because of what they know about our placement rates, but the question is being asked a little more frequently than before.
As a result of placement and graduation rates we have actually both increased enrollment to certain programs that had previously struggled. Previously, students chose a program that had a higher credential at graduation, but upon receiving information that placement and graduation rates were not affected by receiving the lower credential, many find the program that is shorter and cheaper to be more attractive now.
The opposite has also happened with another program area. Once students realized that graduation and placement rates were much higher in a program version that offered the degree rather than diploma version, enrollments increased for the degree and also many current students chose to switch to the degree program as well.
Our institution has also chosen to cease enrollment for certain programs that struggled with appropriate placement rates.
I don't feel like graduation or placement rates have "swayed" students to a particular program but I do believe it makes the student more confident about the choice they are making. If they see high graduation and placement rates, they feel comfortable and secure that they made the right decision!
With regulations for disclosing program graduation rates and placement rates I have noticed an even greater amount of students seeking medical programs such as practical nursing. It is often, that potential students are drawn towards more sucessful programs with higher salaries even though that program may not be the best fit for them. My current institution has made modifications to teach out certain programs that are not doing well and adapt others that are seeing sucess of a higher number of new students.
Currently our school only has one program. As we look to add programs to our curriculum, it would be an interesting study to see if that affects prospective students. I think that unless the programs are very close, the graduation and placement rates being higher in one program than in another would not change a prospective student's desire to pursue that program.
