Gathering Information
Every other month our company goes to great lengths to gather current address information from our students. We require that ALL student complete an address update form that is then submitted to our home office for input (if changes) into our company wide information system (all employees have access). We allow two weeks for submissions of these updates, and the submissions of changes are tracked on a company basis. This has greatly improved our ability to communicate to our students as well as shows the students just how important it is to update the school with address changes.
What a great practice to have in place! Contact information changes so quickly that it is important to be on top of it. I really like the idea that is required of all students to submit updates.
My college is on quarters. We confirm contact information during scheduling. So information is never more than three months old. This has been working well for us.
Joseph,
Before each quarter when class scheduling is occurring seems to be a perfect time to collect updated information to keep it current!
It also helps the student grow accustomed to providing correct information to you on a regular basis (a great habit for them, to be sure!). I am glad this process is working so well for you!
Diana Mateer
