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Languages other than English

When does providing information in a language other than English constitute a recruitment effort in that language? For example, if a prospective student requests that information be repeated in a language other than English and the recruitment officer complies with the request, is the school required to offer the enrollment agreement in that language?

Spam

Good information-need to clarify questions.

Enrollment Agreement as biding document

Please help to determine if Enrollment Agreement signed by the prospective student and signed by Admissions Rep, but not approved by other authorities and not distributed yet to student represent a biding document. Can we destroy this EA before we distributed to student if some errors are found and not approved by Director oif the School? Thanks

Enrollment Incentives

Is offering to receive a laptop upon enrollment, as some schools do, considered a misleading enrollment practice?

Can a staff run an academic program just by experience and no degree?

It's pretty given that you need some sort of teaching crediential usually a BA of some sort but I know of a private school where they are hiring medical assistant instructors with no AA degree

Information release

What type of information am I allowed to discuss with the parent of a dependent student?

Degree Requirement for Staff

If a faculty member is currently teaching a program that transitions into a degree program can the faculty member be terminated even though they are currentlt pursuing the minimum requirements?

Competition

What happens when a student transferred from a competitor school and is constantly comparing the two?

Code of Conduct

When a student is consistently challenging policies that are enforced by the Code of Conduct found within the catalog, is it because they are leeking an easy road or that they just have authoritative issues?

Transfer of credits

Many students have complained that they pay a lot of money for the degree and the credits will not transfer after graduation. They want to know why we donot obtain regional accreditation to resolve this issue. How should we best respond to this question?

Educating Faculty is very important regarding these topics

I think that this course would be very beneficial to all new faculty entering the teaching profession.

Checks and balances

How is it determined when a school will be audited in the financial aid office and if a student or potentional student should ask this question, how should it be answered?

Accreditation and Approvals

What would happen to a school if one of their employees should talk about the competitor's accreditation being bad?

Nature of educational program

When and how does the Federal Government determine the time frame to update and/or change regulations?

Media with Non Compliance

Is it a good idea to have mystery shoppers be a "graduate" student to see if institution is acting in the best interst of their students?

Ethical Standards

What are some of the ethical standards that are expected in a Education Industry ? Which one do you feel is the most important.

What Does It Matter

Is it considered a "Do Not" to allow a potential student taking the 8th grade equivalency test more than one chance if a passing grade is required for admission to the institution?

Salary

When a student or Student Instructor asks what the pay scale is, would it be unethical to disclose that information completely? Or would it be alright to give the person an estimate?

Disclosures

Would it be better to have all the disclosures signed at the time of enrollment and then re-visited on the first with PD?

Background Checks

Is it an ethically responsiblity of the institution to ensure the potential student has an opportunity for employment?