Get Your Students Hired
Marie ,
There are many misconceptions surrounding accrediting agencies. We need to have a full understanding due to the nature of our positions.
Patty Aronoff
Suzanne,
Excellent addition to your notebook! Thank you for adding your suggestion to the forum.
Patty Aronoff
Phillis,
Best of luck to you! Everything does link in together in that we are developing strategies to bring in the best match between student and school.
Patty Aronoff
Aaron,
The Commission is a consumer protection agency and have provided these rules in guidance for Fair Consumer Practices.
Patty Aronoff
Tammy,
Absolutely! The notebook must be kept current in order to retain it's value.
Patty Aronoff
Rick,
Not all schools use agents. In fact, the majority rely on in house staff for admissions.
Patty Aronoff
John,
Thank you for your post and sharing your experience with us. I like the name Leader's book. We are definitely there with the military.
Patty Aronoff
Erin,
Scholarships must must come with the disclaimer "for those who qualify."
Patty Aronoff
Christopher,
Excellent post! You have provided clear and thorough definitions for these terms.
Patty Aronoff
Alexandria,
Accreditation is a term that many students confuse with state licensure of the institution.
Patty Aronoff
John,
Wow! I would need a cheat sheet until they became fully ingrained in my brain!
Patty Aronoff
My resource notebook contains many rules, regulations and definitions. I did not realize that Fair Consumer Credit plays a part in regulating my institution
Some of the terms we use at my Institution are; Enrollment, Enrollment Agreements, Programs, Marketing and Advertising as well as Accreditation and Scholarship Awards.
Accreditation- Accrediting agencies provide volunteer membership for institutions and act as "gatekeepers" for federal funding program participation if they are approved and recognized by the US Department of Education. Accrediting agencies are classified generally as national, regional, or programmatic depending on their charter, approval, and scope.
Enrollment-Registering a student to take programs or courses at an institution when such registration obligates the student to pay tuition to the institution and obligates the institution to provide instruction to the student.
Enrollment Agreement- A legally binding contract that is signed by applicants to licensed institutions as well as by authorized personnel at the institution. This contract forms the agreement to terms of enrollment and provides disclosures which inform consumers of important policies of the institution, which their signature indicates acknowledgement of.
Independent Postsecondary Educational Institution-Any postsecondary educational institution that operates in this state or makes application to operate in the state and is not provided, operated, and supported by the State of Florida, its political subdivisions, or the Federal Government.
Program- A prescribed group of courses, taken in the proper sequence to attain mastery of a body of knowledge or set of skills, and leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree.
The resource notebook contains the items discussed in the catalog, guidelines for the enrollment agreement are highlighted. I appreciate the detailed explanation on accreditation agencies involved which I did not know.
Michelle
The resource notebook is priceless. We started to include the vendor certification information in our notebook since all of our programs map to certifications. This has been helpful, since we have all the information in one place.
A few of the terms we use are: Admissions Representatives, Accreditations,and Enrollment.
Terms and Definitions, Institution's current Catalog, Enrollment agreement, marketing material, separate institutional policies, organization chart and the Florida Administrative Code Commission Rules.
Was not aware that I know what the marketing and advertising plans are for my institution and any updates. It does link in with discussion when I am talking to potential students for admission.
I can see this Notebook will be very useful for me.
I have discovered that there are so many different compliance topics that are very important in order to serve of Consumer. It very important guideline to follow in relation to the CIA and I am adding this to my resource book along with other items as well.
So far in my resource notebook I have, Enrollment Agreement, terms and conditions, policies and procedures,Florida Statutes. I will be adding information and updating as new information becaomes available. It's very important to have my resource notebook available and up to date to assure I am in complience.