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Default Students

As an admissions rep, if you know a student is in defualt do you have them come in to visit the school and speak with financial aid?

Utilizing Admissions Support with Admission Reps

Hello all!

I currently work in an admissions support department which works alongside admission representatives to assist prospective and current students.

Admission representatives, my question is how can admission support better assist you in working with prospective students and do you have any recommendations on better practices/processes to help you better? 

Online Admissions

What are some good best practices that have been found in creating your working resource binder? 

How far have you gone with keeping up with new information/updates? (set schedule of checking site?, are there automatic notifications?) 

How close are you with co-workers in other departments? 

New Admissions Rep

For those of you who have been in the industry for awhile, what is the best advise you can give to someone just starting out in admissions? 

If your boss asks you to break compliance

If you are directed to mislead a prospective student by your supervisor should you report the supervisor? Your thoughts?

Agent Training Complete -- Next step?

I completed the online training and passed the final exam. 

What's my next step in getting everything finalized with the Ohio Board? 

What I learned

I do know that the resource book is such a great tool to have at your fingertips.  I also liked the ideas of having the organizational chart.

Whatever your role is in your school. It is important and should be shared by everyone.

Another great thing to have on a regular basis is weekly or bi weekly meeitings. IT keeps everyone in the loop, and you learn - good and bad from each other

Keeping in touch

I think its important to keep in contact with your graduates. It's cool to know "where are they now". It also makes them feel good about the reputation of the company. With that, they are more liketly to tell their friends about their experience with the school.

Academic Services

I previously worked for a educational services firm that sold pedagogical faculty training courses to academic institutions.  Should I have had a permit?  How does the State Board of Career Colleges and School view business-business selling relationships in Higher Education?

Getting new Leads

What is the best way to attract new leads for a Technical college? What are some strategies that have work and maybe some that were unsuccessful for you

Compliance Techniques

What are some ways that you ensure compliance as you walk students through an Enrollment Agreement?

Training and Staying up to date with policies

Training is vital when it comes to agents and recruiters. When school policies are updated or when the state mandates a new law, it is our responsibility to make sure that we are giving the prospective student the most accurate and up to date information.

Resource Notebook

I spent 20 years recruiting prospective drivers, mechanics, and dispatchers for a company. When hiring a new recruiter for our team the first thing they were given was our “resource notebook” I showed up here my first day with a binder filled with empty sheet covers. I was pleased to learn that it is a respected tool of the facility I am with now. I am finding that it is filling up fast and I keep it within arms reach.

Transfer credits

This is something i've run itno at every school i've experienced, whether as a student or employee. I can't stress enough how important knowing the rules it. the Notebook and keeping it up to date will be a great asset in this area.

Knowing your institution

I think the chart is a fantastic tool to better acquaint yourself with your new school. That is something i'm definitely going to incorporate into my work.

Financial Aid

It's great to review what can be discussed and when to refer to your FA. Being responsible for both enrollment and financial is too much for anything.

previously obtained

I had comleted this course with a previous school that is no longer active. I used my school email and now cannot access my previous coursework as that the forgot login sends to the old schools email. Basically is there a way to see if this needs retaking or if i'm still current without that?

Staying up to date

Is making a resource book helpful for the long term or short term because information can change regarding your institution?

Understanding Your Institution

Is admissions the same as selling or making a sell ?

Admissions

In Ohio, State rules regarding admissions vary from different schools depending on the size true or false?