December 2018 | Career Education Review

Washington News Brief

December 7, 2018 Jenny

By Sharon H. Bob, Ph.D., Higher Education Specialist, Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville, PC
The following Washington career college news brief is a summary of important higher education news originating from Washington D.C.

Washington News Brief

What do you Mean I Can’t Give Everyone a 20 Percent Raise?

December 7, 2018 Jenny

Management

By Heather Cunningham, Senior Director of Admissions, Sullivan University
Seventy-five percent of turnover is preventable. In order to prevent turnover, we must first understand the reasons why people stay and why they leave.

Change Management and How to Make it Work

2018 Proprietary Higher Education Review: “The Greatest Show on Earth!”

December 7, 2018 Jenny

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Commentary/Editorial

By Tony Guida, Partner, Education Group of Duane Morris LLP
This article will discuss the major events that occurred during 2018 in the proprietary education sector, organized – for entertainment value of course – by references to Cecil B. DeMille’s movies.

Musings of an Educational Entrepreneur

The Communication Hierarchy – A Major Tool in Generating Referrals

December 7, 2018 Jenny

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Admissions

By Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner at Norton Norris, Inc. and Chairman of the Board, Association for the Advancement of the College Admissions Profession (AACAP)
Everyone knows that gaining a referral from a happy customer or client is a great way to attract new business or prospective students. Generating referrals can be challenging and is best done with planning and always begins with trust.

A New Strategic Approach to Coaching is Helping Admissions Teams Overcome Post-Pandemic Challenges

ECPI University Becomes one of the First Universities to Issue Degrees Digitally

December 7, 2018 Jenny

Education Technology

Written by Barbara A. Schmitz from an interview with Jeff Arthur, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Chief Information Officer, ECPI University
ECPI University became one of the first universities in the nation to issue degrees digitally, providing secure, immediate verification to prospective employers and others. ECPI University’s Jeff Arthur predicts the technology will be “a revolutionary game-changer for higher education by putting ownership of student records into the hands of students.”

Course Materials are Changing: Are You Keeping Up?

CECU CEO Summit – Research Will Tell the Story of the New Sector

December 7, 2018 Jenny

Conference Updates

Interview with Steve Gunderson, President and CEO, Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) recently hosted their annual CEO Summit in Las Vegas. In our interview with Steven Gunderson, president and CEO of CECU, he discusses CECU’s commissioned research by Gallup and NDP Analytics, the political environment, the new sector, and goals for 2019.

Career Education Convention Stresses the Importance of Sector Unity

Boost Retention While Building Community – Assess and Improve Institutional Retention

December 7, 2018 Jenny

Student Retention

By Elizabeth Keifer Herron, VP - Solutions & Sales, Collegiate Admission and Retention Solutions (CARS)
Institutions can improve retention while building community by evaluating key risk factors that increase the likelihood for attrition and then develop a framework to measure and improve student outcomes throughout the student life-cycle.

Retaining Online Students: It Takes a Village

Why a Great Financial Aid Person is Worth Her Weight in Gold

December 7, 2018 Jenny

Financial Aid

By Glenn Bogart, J.D.
It pays to get the best financial aid director you can get. How do you find a financial aid director like that? Well, it would help if your applicants were interviewed by somebody who knows financial aid.

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