Loren Kroh

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School Commitment

Those are very impressive rates, Dara, particularly for online. Keep up the good work.

Loren Kroh

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School Commitment

Sounds like a great environment. How do you and your colleagues keep it going?

Loren Kroh

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School Commitment

Super job, Dara! How do the retention rates at your campus compare to other similar ones?

Loren Kroh

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Intervention Strategies

Management by walking around works best when managers keep walking around ... and that's not easy. Temperment and pressures of the the job often get in the way. Furthermore, students are pretty savvy. They seem to divinve when something is the idea du jour and come up with ways to take advantage of them. It will be far more effective when the people in charge are consistently seen as people who care.

Loren Kroh

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Intervention Strategies

That's very generous. Many schools wouldn't be willing to make that kind of commitment even though there is a clear benefit. Do many students take advantage of this option?

Loren Kroh

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Improving Retention

It's interesting to hear you report that your institution is revising the orientation course to focus on career paths. The operating assumption is that career school students enter with a clear career path in mind. How does your orientation work to clarify that focus?

Loren Kroh

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Intervention Strategies

Before you retire ... can't you make your point to your Department Head or the Director of Education? Most colleges have some sort of professional development program. Wouldn't your needs qualify?

Loren Kroh

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Intervention Strategies

50%! Wow! Where do the campus directors find the time? Have they delegated some duties to other staff members? Have you been doing this long enough to get a sense of the impact?

Loren Kroh

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Intervention Strategies

Is there a cost to the student for the outside counseling? What if continued counseling is recommended? How often do you use this service?

Loren Kroh

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School Commitment

Great to hear your favorable results, Lewis. Do the students keep a copy of the essay? Who on staff is responsible for filing and retrieving the letter when it's needed?