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Lead the Conversation: Why you Need to Work With the Media

By Mandy Arnold, President, Gavin Advertising
With negative coverage of the sector dominating the headlines, many career school executives miss out on the chance to reach current and prospective students because they’re apprehensive about working with media. A proactive public relations strategy helps schools control the conversation, while leveraging the valuable, unspoken third-party endorsement of reporters and editors to drive inquiries and enrollment.

To Understand the Future, We Must Study the Past

Hard Facts About Soft Skills

Dr. Amanda Opperman, Director of Competency-Based Solutions, Wonderlic, Inc.
Job seekers struggle to get noticed among the thousands of candidates who have the same training and certifications. Learn how data from a recent nationwide survey of employers can equip job seekers, educators, and employers with the data, tools and resources necessary to understand and close the soft skills gap.

Veteran Alumni Report Positive Experiences at Proprietary Institutions According to New Survey

A Death Sentence for ACICS: Implications for Member Institutions

Today the U.S. Department of Education acted on the June, 2016 recommendations of internal staff and NACIQI (National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity) to withdraw recognition for the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Although I predicted this would be the outcome in my ACICS White Paper post, I had genuinely More Info »

Success Education Colleges to Host 2023 Professional Development Conference

How to Connect With High School Students

By Phil Smith, VP Marketing and Communications and Troy Chaney, Co-Founder, Rally Cap LLC.
Rally Cap LLC collected data over the past 2015-2016 school year from nearly 250,000 high school students nationwide. The results of that data show a significant opportunity for career or specialty education with regard to high school students.

Veteran Alumni Report Positive Experiences at Proprietary Institutions According to New Survey

The Impending Crisis for Educational Institutions Accredited by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

By Wallace K. Pond, Ph.D.
The current situation, in which a large accrediting commission may be involuntarily shut down, is unprecedented in U.S. accreditation history. Dr. Pond’s article discusses the implications on higher education institutions and students, where ACICS accredited institutes would go and the accreditation migration process.

Preeminent Event Focuses on Executive Information Sharing and Networking

Three Decades of Training Campus Leaders

By Kelley Blanchard, Vice President of Professional Development, Career Education Colleges and Universities
The CECU Leadership Institute has become a legacy program for sector leaders, and has established alumni consisting of school presidents, CEOs and leaders. Many attendees have testified to bringing new ideas back to their campuses and making lifelong connections.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion