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The U.S. Department of Education’s Draft Gainful Employment Survey Appeal Standards

By Yolanda R. Gallegos* Gallegos Legal Group
*Special thanks to Marc LoGrasso, Ph.D. for assistance interpreting statistical data “When I looked in her eyes, they were blue but nobody home." – Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), David Bowie (1980)

Turning Strangers into Students® (and Advocates) – A Study on Inbound Marketing and Recruitment in Higher Education (Part 3 of 3)

By Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner, Norton|Norris, Inc. and Linda Ganster, Managing Partner, The Grandview Group
In the third and final part of our study, “Turning Strangers into Students® (and Advocates),” we’d like to return to the traditional sales funnel that served as a catalyst for this entire study.

FSA’s Guidance on Gainful Employment Regulation ‘Nothing Short of a Debacle’

APSCU’s Thoughts
The value of the NASFAA testimony is important for two reasons. First, it serves as an independent, highly respected voice making clear there are significant problems with the implementation of the Gainful Employment regulation.

Turning Strangers into Students® (and Advocates) – A Study on Inbound Marketing and Recruitment in Higher Education (Part 2)

By Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner, Norton|Norris, Inc. and Linda Ganster, Managing Partner, The Grandview Group
Welcome to Part 2 of our 3-part series “Turning Strangers into Students® – A Study on Inbound Marketing and Recruitment in Higher Education.” In Part 1, we looked at both the challenges and opportunities that face the career school sector with a focus on those working in admissions.

Personal Financial Programs that Work Effectively for Proprietary Schools and Students

By Peter Bielagus, Financial Advisor, Author, Speaker and Tamra Nashman, CAREER Instructor, Author, Speaker
Thirty years ago, it was popular to tell the incoming freshman class, “Turn to the person on your left and then to the person on your right. In four years, one of those people won’t be here.”

90-10 Presents an Annual Compliance Challenge for School Leadership

By Stephen T. Chema II and Ben Walker, Ritzert & Leyton, PC
“90-10,” this simple ratio, represents the Department of Education’s mandate that all proprietary institutions must “derive at least 10 percent of their revenues for each fiscal year from sources other than Title IV, HEA program funds.”

Developing and Managing a Personal Brand

Jeff Bockelman, CEO & Founder, CareerScribe and Pedagog
The economy is growing, unemployment is falling, and companies are finally hiring again, so this is the perfect time for your students to be evaluating the value of their professional asset and the habits they have – or don’t have, but they need to be prepared to promote themselves.

CFPB Rules Proposal may Drastically Impact School Arbitration Agreements

By Bill Ojile, Partner, and Henry Baskerville, Of Counsel, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
On October 7, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intent to launch a rulemaking process that would prohibit companies from using arbitration clauses that preclude consumers from filing class action lawsuits.

Recent Trends: Limiting Liability for Career Colleges Under the Federal False Claims Act

By Martin M. Loring, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
One signature. It is the final act taken by educational institutions to gain access to federal student loans and grants for thousands of students. That one signature, however, may simultaneously expose recipient institutions to allegations of hundreds of millions of dollars in liability.

Game Changer! 4 Pillars of Placement Success

By Micaela Alpers, President, Career TEAM
As the Department of Education shifts its focus to the gainful employment of graduates, there has never been a more pressing time to ensure that the career services function of every private sector institution is running at full capacity.