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Comment on Washington’s Assault On Students and Non-Profit Education by Meg Tufano

Meg Tufano — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:18:24 +0000

My understanding of Washington’s new emphasis is on ensuring that land-based and online for-profits actually deliver what they are charging so much money for. HIghly advertised for-profit colleges are raking in a fortune every year on the backs of “nontraditional” students who BORROW money (a whole lot of money) in the hopes they will have jobs that can pay back these loans. As I understand it, all that is being required is that the actual numbers of graduates and their average (not anecdotal) salaries be put on the front end “label” of these colleges. These are our children whose lives are on the line. And these are our tax monies that are being given out. We should have a lot more concern than we do for what is happening to these students’ lives. As to being accredited “in every state,” the only college I can think of that might have a problem is Phoenix: do they have a land-based college from which they get accreditation?

Comment on Gainful Employment Into Gainful Advantage: How Non-Profits & For-Profits Can Turn The Tables by Waneta Gritton

Waneta Gritton — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:18:28 +0000

a little Life coaching could probably help this situation.

Comment on @daptive Learning: Are The For-Profits Positioning Themselves To Lead Reform? by Debroah Schomaker

Debroah Schomaker — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:14:57 +0000

As I come to understand article marketing, its success is not influenced by the quality of information forwarded to prospective clients, rather it has to do more with the fluency and ease of marketing that information.

Comment on @daptive Learning: Are The For-Profits Positioning Themselves To Lead Reform? by Romona Zeches

Romona Zeches — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:27:00 +0000

Contrary to everyday opinions article marketing imposes abilities which are not that easy to learn and make money from; for instance a keen sense for pinpointing hot sources of qualified prospects.

Comment on It’s Reenrollment & Retention, Stupid! by Chad Parson

Chad Parson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:01:46 +0000

Some very good points. Student retention is also a direct reflection on the quality of the school. A schools ability to retain, or lack thereof, is tied to important statistics such as, graduation rates, long term revenue and public perception. These are all factors that new students look at when making the decision on whether or not they would like to attend a school. Also, as any business owner will tell you, word of mouth can be the most powerful recruitment tool of all. Positive reviews from current students to peers, is often a very cheap and effective way to recruit new students. A recommendation from a well respected peer who has had a positive experience at the school tends to be better received, than a blind review from a stranger that the potential applicant has not yet met. After all, isn’t this the idea behind student testimonials? Also, the current student base is a larger pool of students that the institution has to draw revenue from. It’s about sustainability looking at it from a business perspective. And it’s about student success and societal benefit from a social standpoint.

Comment on It’s Reenrollment & Retention, Stupid! by Eugene Murray

Eugene Murray — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:30:59 +0000

Excellent points! I have just discussed similar ideas in Episode 5, Parts 1 and 2, of the Faculty of The Mace Show. My thesis is that higher education management (both good and bad) can be predicted and understood by using the “magic” headcount formula: end(n) = begin(n) + adds – [losses + grads]. My factor, “adds” includes your term, recruitment. My factor, “losses” includes non-returns, which is the opposite side of your term, renerollments.

Eugene Murray
Lead Moderator, Faculty of the Mace
Advancing Faculty Authority in the 21st Century
FacultyofTheMace.com

Comment on It’s Reenrollment & Retention, Stupid! by Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:47:02 +0000

Great article. I think most schools attempt to reenroll students who withdraw ,but the problem with younger students is contacting them. Our younger students seem to change phone numbers and email addresses often.

Comment on It’s Reenrollment & Retention, Stupid! by Jen Swartz

Jen Swartz — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:37:09 +0000

Very good article. I definitely think re-enrollment and retention could be a huge life saver for a lot of for-profits in the future. Honestly, re-enrollment and retention should be mastered already for real profitability, but you’re right, this seems like an untapped market.

Comment on 10 Major Innovations That Key For-Profit Institutions Are Employing Right Now by Donald Ivanoff

Donald Ivanoff — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:07:39 +0000

There is at least one additional innovation that may be worth mentioning. For-profit schools have begun to invest in alumni relations programs in a systematic way. Many of these programs have all the trappings of their counterparts from not-for-profit education including publications, online communities, benefit programs, referral scholarships, social and cultural events, and continuing education opportunities. This ongoing and lifelong focus is a significant cultural change for many institutions.

Comment on The Off-Shoring of Higher Education – Could It Happen? by Chriss Cazayoux

Chriss Cazayoux — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:37:57 +0000

It has begun across K-16. You are looking at details. TutorVista has experienced measurable success in K-16. There are many outsourced companies working on curriculum and content development across the landscape. Standards alignment, content alignment, media creation are only a few of the services already being performed offshore. Recently I witnessed a on-shore rich media higher ed project that was flawed on so many levels levels it had to be abandoned. Quality is relative to those who adhere to the rigor of Blooms, comprehensive QA, and proper alignment of the end product to market needs. Simply, using vendors who present a innovation or value without proper product and market management is no value at all.

There is another conversation to be conducted regarding the economics of education and the value vendors and faculty offer to the student and the broader consumer of education, society.