Editor's Choice

Admissions

The Hidden Motivations of Prospective Students – New Research

September 9, 2018 Jenny

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By Shane Sparks, Co-founder, Enrollment Resources
Enrollment Resources recently compiled data from over 125,000 prospective students who had completed a detailed online survey. An analysis of the results has uncovered fascinating insights into career education prospective students, including where they are in the process, their work situation and motivations.

Student Support

No Internet? No Device? No Problem: Making Electronic Course Materials Easily Accessible

August 4, 2018 Jenny

By Bruce Schneider, Vice President of Business Engineering, Ambassador Education Solutions
Digital course materials can increase convenience and reduce costs, yet they are dependent upon student accessibility. Learn how a device program can help and explore important considerations along the way, including offering Wi-Fi hotspots, delivering print-on-demand options, and allowing for downloadable digital content.

Marketing

4 Optimizations you Should do Before Spending Another Dollar on Ads

July 13, 2018 Jenny

By Cassie Costner, Website Project Manager, Oozle Media
Before spending another dollar on any type of ad, learn how to assess your website and the target demographic. Make the most of every click by optimizing your website for conversions by following these simple steps.

Compliance

Wary About Clery? On the Frontlines of Title IX?

June 12, 2018 Jenny

By Jovita Foster, Partner and Salama Gallimore, Associate, Armstrong Teasdale
The summer is a great time for college and university officials to begin compiling campus crime statistics and gathering policies and procedural information for reporting mandated by the Clery Act.

School Operations

The Millennial Workforce – a New Corporate Reality

May 11, 2018 Jenny

By Suzanne Morrison-Williams, Ed.D., Vice President, Academic Affairs, City College
Millennials are not the evil horrors that many make them out to be. Millennials just differ in ‘how’ they want to operate. The key is for the organization to be able to meet the needs of all the generations within their organization.

Legal and Regulatory Issues

Hidden Requirements for Calculating Graduate Employment

April 7, 2018 Jenny

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By Bryan M. Westhoff, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
How do state and federal prosecutors use consent orders to enforce new rules for the way that propriety schools calculate their graduate employment rates? In the absence of any uniform rules for calculating graduate employment rates, many state and federal prosecutors have adopted their own views about which students schools can count as “employed.”

Academics

Pima Medical Institute and East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) Create a Collaborative Partnership that Benefits Phoenix Area High School Students

March 10, 2018 Jenny

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By Jen Spurlin, Corporate Director of Education, Pima Medical Institute
Pima Medical Institute has announced a new partnership with the Health Sciences Division of the East Valley Institute of Technology to provide high school students a clear pathway to higher education.

Commentary/Editorial

Career Education: Then and Now

February 14, 2018 Jenny

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By Steve Gunderson, President & CEO, and Michael Dakduk, Executive VP and Director of Government Relations, Career Education Colleges and Universities
Our sector has an incredible opportunity to influence regulations and legislation that may be here to stay for the coming decade. In March CECU will gather the sector for Hill Day. This is the sector’s opportunity to push Congress toward meaningful HEA reform.

Accounting

What Does the new Revenue Recognition Accounting Standard Mean for Your Institution?

January 9, 2018 Jenny

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By Jennifer L. DeBor, CPA, Audit Manager, McClintock & Associates, P.C.
The crux of the standard is that the recognition of revenue should represent the amount an entity (institution) is expected to receive for the transfer of its promised goods or services (education) to the customer (student). The standard requires an institution to apply a five-step process to an entity’s contracts with its customers.