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keeping up with current regulations

It would be helpful to know some on line blogs or sites one can go to in order to keep up with what is going on with regulations and new initatives.

Agents

The question about if you can hire individuals to solicit for an school was interesting, that they must be agents who work for the school is a must to keep the integrity of the school.

Students transfering Schools

Is it permissible for students to transfer colleges in the middle of a quarter/semester? Please explain

Email Messages

Email messages can contain only 3 types of info. 1. commercial content 2. transactional or relationship content 3. other content (which is neither commercial nor transactional/relationship

The Admission Process and Paperwork

Although it may be time consuming, I truly believe the charts offered in this section will assist greatly in finding the different enrollment agreement things. This is such a useful key to have and go by to be more efficient. The information about the tuition and fees was also very informative. It made me wonder if and how much our enrollment or registration fee is? I will have to look and find out. Last but not least, it was nice learning about the clock/credit hours. The term clock hours was new to me. With that said, this section really helped.

CM305

Iam a instructor and I even go over the subjects again on the first day about program expectations outcomes and job placement we are a clock hour school you timed missed has to be made up GPA I make sure stsdents know the people in placment and financial aide. We also have a booklet we pass out and make them sign. I really enjoyed this course Thanks so much

Staying Up To Date

How do you try and stay up to date with new policies and procedure? How often do you inquire about it? I'm curious to see if I should be looking each week? Each month? Every few months? When?

New marketing Ideas

What are some good marketing ideas that have worked for your school? In particular, where do you see the most enrollments coming from? Flyers? Commercials? Radio? Word of Mouth?

Breaking the bad news about Financial Aid to the Student

I know sometimes when a student comes in, they may be expecting financial aid to cover the full cost of their tuition, but this does not always happen. What are some good tactics and responses to ease the student into making monthly payments each month to their education? Has anyone had a goo/bad experience with this situation?

First Day Jitters

Hello! What was it like for you on your first day as an admissions rep? The good? The bad? The ugly! Tell them all!!

Common Mistakes

What are some of the most common mistakes that representatives generally make when first starting out?

Financial Aid

We as reps do provide an overview of the financial resources available, it is not our job to walk the student through the financial aid process. Our Financial Aid staff will assist in facilitating that.

Compliance

We as Admissions Reps always need to be upfront and honest with potential students.There are laws and regulations regarding advertising higher education. Some of the requirements include not over selling the income potential. However, you can say view the bureau of labor statistics.

Compliance

The section on Compliance was very helpful. It was valuable to understand that once a month, i should review the Ohio Regulatory Website for updates

accreditation

why is accreditation is voluntary?

Using social media for successful recruiting

I am a brand new Admissions Representative and was curious if anyone who is more seasoned has had measurable success in recruiting using social media. What specifically has worked for you?

obatining up-to-date Info

Always make sure that you know if there have been any changes that have been made at the state level to be complaint with state code.

Program knowledge and updates

How often does a school changes their programs and cirrulium?

Policies and Procedures

Why are policies and procedures so different from all for profit schools?

Laws, Rules, Regulations

What are best known practices for staying current on all laws, rules and regulations?